Originally Posted by DocRocket
Originally Posted by TX35W
The context for this matters:

60,000 Americans die from the flu every year. About 40,000 die in car accidents, 20,000 die in homocides and 60,000 die from suicide. Meanwhile, 600,000 die from cancer and 650,000 die from heart disease every year.

I think if those numbers were mentioned alongside any projected COVID-19 death rates, it would cause us all to settle down a bit.


Great context. Thanks for posting that.

Nobody knows what the final death tally will be, and nobody is claiming to know. Fauci put out a possible worst-case scenario estimate, is all. This shouldn't be more than a passing blip on anyone's radar.


Thanks Doc for offering your perspective and thoughts! It’s comforting to hear from someone with your experience and knowledge and a voice of reason amidst all this damn chaos.


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