Originally Posted by
Superviking
I think you meant did anyone expect the media to blow things completely out of proportion (well yes). If this thing had a 20-30% lethality rare I could understand the current level of fear, the only plauge currently is the media. For context Ebola kills 90% of infected,the Black Plauge killed about 50%.
Anyone who thinks this virus is no big deal should read this doctor’s account, it’s what they thought at first, too.
This thing is requiring ventilated breathing for healthy people, and we don’t have those in excess. We need to make sure our supply of ICU beds exceeds demand, or the results will be ugly...
https://www.propublica.org/article/a...young-patients