Indeed, the rate for flu deaths you cited is correct. But you're ignoring the other points about the rate of deaths from COVID-19. Every credible source you can find will confirm that it is far more deadly than any flu. Also, we have not seen a "shutdown" here in the United States. We've seen a patchwork of actions, but nothing like the lockdowns other nations imposed, and which have successfully slowed, and in some cased, stopped the exponential spread of the virus. Don't look at models. Look at the actual numbers of cases being reported by each state. Look at the infection rates by state and what you'll see is the vast majority are still increasing, not flat, not decreasing. We have not "flattened the curve" here in the U.S. overall by any measure. Yes, in certain locales, but not across the board. There will be "hot spots" for the foreseeable future. Take heed. We all want "our lives back" which is why some would rather suffer the short-term inconvenience rather than the drawn out, repeated outbreaks that we are inevitably going to face as we haphazardly stumble through the trajectory we're now on. Sadly, a virus pandemic can't be managed unless we all commit to managing it. Like it or not, we're in this together. If only 1/4 of businesses can come back because of continued outbreaks, who wins?
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