Originally Posted by
NormP
The mortality rate for the common flu is 0.1%. The mortality rate for COVID-19 is currently around 3.4% and will probably end up around 1% once more complete numbers are in. So for those of us who are math challenged, that means it looks like this is going to end up around 10 TIMES more deadly than the regular flu. So you can listen to the talking heads on TV who have absolutely no medical expertise tell you that the normal flu is more deadly, but you'd be an idiot to believe them.
It's not nearly as bad as the press is making it out to be, but only a moron would think it's less dangerous than the regular flu.
Google Dr. Anthony Fauci and read what he has to say. He's an actual doctor who specializes in this stuff. He'll tell you not to panic, but don't believe the people who are just blowing this off like it's nothing.