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echo: all-politics
to: GERHARD STRANGAR
from: LEE LOFASO
date: 2020-03-17 21:00:00
subject: Pandemic

Hello Gerhard,

>RF>Nice write-up. Yeah, we're screwed.
>
>Why? I don't understand the panic. Everybody is talking about Covid-19,
> while at the same time "good old" Influenza is killing about ten times as
> many people - at least in Germany. In winter 2018/2019 we had 25,000 people
> dying from Influenza, but no special measures were taken. So far, we've had
> 16 deaths from Corona and people act as if it were the end of the world. At
> the same time, more than 200 died from Influenza and noone talks about
> that. The Corona virus is spreading so fast, because 80% of the people
> don't even notice when they have it!

Those people who say things such as "This is no worse than the flu"
are stupid.  They are openly admitting they are scientifically and
mathematically illiterate.  They will take no precautions to protect
themselves and put others at risk by their actions.  Just like our
dimwitted president and his idiot children.

--Lee

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