[alexanderhorl]

Maybe in the end the CFR will be the same as the regular flu.

[hellofunk]

It has already proven to be far worse than the flu in its strain on healthcare systems.

[steve_adams_86]

Isn't that largely due to a lack of immunity? Too many people getting it at once in clusters?

[beatgammit]

If this becomes a cyclical thing, I'm sure we'll have vaccines for it like we do the flu, at which point it'll just be annoying like the flu is.

[dnautics]

The only thing that matters in the end is total population mortality rate.

[seanmcdirmid]

That is a bad metric. The death rate could be really bad yet the overall death rate would still not change very much.

[imtringued]

If I am the only person on the planet with a 100% deadly disease why should I force everyone else to suffer because of me?

[seanmcdirmid]

The fear and suffering alone is enough to have a negative effect on people, so it matters.

[spookthesunset]

So is shutting down the entire worlds economy. That has massive, very real impacts well beyond just money.

[seanmcdirmid]

Ya, but the anxiety of thinking you might sick and die also has negative impacts beyond just money.