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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Ugh. I am one of those people who is really getting annoyed with the Coronavirus media hype. Parents in my neighborhood actually think their healthy kids are at risk of dying with the Coronavirus! There is a much greater change that your child will get sick or die with Influenza than Coronavirus COVID-19.

https://www.wbtv.com/2020/03/06/flu-kills-k-americans-children-hardest-hit/
https://www.cdc.gov/flu/weekly/#S3

Please don't just rely on misguided edited statistics being published by the media. You also need to review other sources including cdc.gov and who.int. You should also review the history of other flu and zoonotic outbreaks for comparison, then maybe you can put your mind at ease that your kiddos are not at high risk!

In my opinion, the 2009 H1N1 swine flu was much more serious than COVID-19, and the US never made significant attempts to contain the outbreak before it spread globally.  
2009 H1N1: 
https://www.cdc.gov/flu/pandemic-resources/2009-h1n1-pandemic.html

"WHO estimates that seasonal influenza may result in 290,000-650,000 deaths each year due to respiratory diseases alone.” 
https://www.who.int/influenza/surveillance_monitoring/bod/en/

Influenza (US stats): https://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/burden/index.html

Coronavirus COVID-19: https://gisanddata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/bda7594740fd40299423467b48e9ecf6

Also, keep in mind that the mortality statistics calculated against reported illnesses could be skewed since many sick people ride it out and don’t go to the doctor or they are simply harboring the virus with no symptoms. I would prefer my kids build antibodies to this COVID-19 strain so their immune system will be prepared for potential future subtypes. That is why older people were not impacted by the 2009 H1N1 outbreak!

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Stop focusing on the mortality stats, and think about where will we put the 15-20% of infected people who need hospital care - many of them needing intense ICU care?

And, don't worry, it's highly likely that your kids will be infected with this. We just don't want everyone infected at once.[/quote]

Hospitals are postponing elective procedures in preparation. We also have a lot of independent surgical centers in this country that can help in a crisis.[/quote]

We don’t have enough ventilators and negative pressure rooms. Not even close.[/quote]

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