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Originally Posted by GatorB
7 million people die every year from cancer.
as far as that 50% comment. That's bullshit. Even the 1918 spanish flu killed well under 50% of infected people.
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We also have a much more globally accessible planet. The virus has already spread to multiple continents in weeks. People just couldn't move around that way in 1918.
However, it's also a much different time technology wise. We all have clean running water in our homes. That in itself helps things dramatically. Most of us can get to a hospital rather quickly and be hooked up to an IV and be given any number of drugs to fight the illness. Sure it'll be bad for the elderly and newborns, but the majority of us should have no issues getting through what will end up just being the worst flu experience we've ever had.