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by koheripbal 2293 days ago
Do nothing different despite the risk of death being 100x higher? Does that really sound logical to you?
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where are you getting that preposterous number from?
From the WHO and the CDC. The WHO released the figure 3.4% yesterday, and the CDC lists the flu this season as causing 18000 deaths in the US from 32 million infections = 0.05%.