TechWriter wrote:
pnichols wrote:
Other than dying from it, I can't imagine this virus being much worse to survive than what we just went through.
That's the whole point, though, isn't it?
And the mortality rate will probably end up 10 X that of regular flu.
The pattern of regular flu infection produces much smaller numbers that require hospitalization than COVID-19, the cases are spread out over the flu season and yet the regular flu often stresses our health care system.
The difference here is that the number of people who will get sick and require intensive care, hospitalization and ventilators could overwhelm our health care system.