Originally Posted by
theUpsideDown
Well the flu mortality rate is 0.1% of those who get the flu. For Covid the mortality rate is 2% for those who get Covid. Both those numbers a huge oversimplifications but IDK if its quite at joking levels.
Certainly this is a problem where reasonable people can have many viewpoints. Personally I'm a "protect those who need protection" im in my thirties so *makes dismissive hand gesture*.
2% CV19 mortality rate? for 70+ age group perhaps that's true. however, according to the CDC's most recent report the mortality rate for < 70 is exceptionally low: