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To: LindyBill who wrote (702018)1/26/2020 3:55:06 PM
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  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 794012
 
Maybe it will be bad, maybe it won't. I can tell you I have almost ZERO respect for "expert" opinion these days... Bet you I could find another expert to say the opposite in five minutes of searching.

RE:since the 1918 Spanish Influenza

People are cleaner, conditions most places are better. Unless, you are homeless in Cali.



To: LindyBill who wrote (702018)1/26/2020 7:54:03 PM
From: Copeland  Respond to of 794012
 
It's more infectious than SARS but the mortality rate is not near the 14-15% of that corona virus variant. Initial numbers show a 1-2% likely mortality rate. Unfortunately SARS had a 50% mortality rate in the 65+ population and the WuFlu is likely to mirror that.

Stay inside Bill and wear a mask around your daughter.



To: LindyBill who wrote (702018)1/26/2020 9:37:15 PM
From: skinowski  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 794012
 
If this virus has a high R0, it will spread. An R0 of 3.8 means each infected person will infect an average of 3.8 others. That’s big.

Last I heard, this number is still being disputed. In any case - hopefully the disease proves to be relatively mild. So far, it appears that the mortality among the proven cases is around 1%. It is likely to come down once many more, milder cases become diagnosed.