Originally Posted by Steve
Originally Posted by Oldelkhunter
Originally Posted by Tarquin

It depends. If the lethality rate is 23 times that of flu (and it's likely to be much higher in poor countries) and if it is every bit as contagious as flu (or more so) then, it could be a big deal. They say populations over 60 are most at risk, which means guys like a lot of us here.


23x that is a bald faced lie.


No. He's about right. Average lethality rate for influenza is .1%. So far Covid19 is ~2.5%. That's 25x. Now the Covid numbers are probably lower than that due as many cases are probably unreported and they didn't die. But it's certainly more lethal.


Hey! Stop trying to tank the stock mark so that Trump loses in November!!