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This article is truly excellent; it should help in terms of correcting the misinformation some people are posting:
13 Coronavirus myths busted by science | Live Science
The one thing it doesn't address, is how many people are expected to catch the coronavirus in the United States. It does suggest that it is more than the flu since it is more contagious and there is no vaccine. But I've seen numbers varying from 20% to 40% to a catastrophic 70% of the US population, which appears far-fetched.
The current flu has infected about 28 million people in the United States, this season. Knowing that the coronavirus is twice as infectious as the flu, we might see numbers in the 50 million people. Or not, maybe it will fizzle in the summer. But it could be back in the fall.
13 Coronavirus myths busted by science | Live Science
The one thing it doesn't address, is how many people are expected to catch the coronavirus in the United States. It does suggest that it is more than the flu since it is more contagious and there is no vaccine. But I've seen numbers varying from 20% to 40% to a catastrophic 70% of the US population, which appears far-fetched.
The current flu has infected about 28 million people in the United States, this season. Knowing that the coronavirus is twice as infectious as the flu, we might see numbers in the 50 million people. Or not, maybe it will fizzle in the summer. But it could be back in the fall.