The thing about the news is...

Mar 21, 2020
9:52:02am

Bin01015 Redshirt Freshman

We can all find something that tells the story we want to hear.

How The Novel Coronavirus And The Flu Are Alike ... And Different

There are definitely similarities between COVID-19, caused by the coronavirus, and influenza. But there are critical differences as well, including the death rate.

https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2020/03/20/815408287/how-the-novel-coronavirus-and-the-flu-are-alike-and-different

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If a single Govenor has this much power to destroy our economy over a mild flu..

ToasterChive

3/21/20 9:22am

English, please.

SlantRoute

3/21/20 9:24am

Climate change emergency is next

Busiturtle

3/21/20 9:24am

You feeling ok, TC?

SuperTank

3/21/20 9:25am

No one California is feeling okay.

SanDiegoCoug

3/21/20 9:26am

"Mild Flu"

memento

3/21/20 9:29am

Oh I'm sorry maybe you dont watch the news.

ToasterChive

3/21/20 9:31am

1 in 1,000 people who get the flu are hospitalized.

SuperTank

3/21/20 9:39am

It's also much less than mild flu and they don't get tested.

ToasterChive

3/21/20 9:41am

The thing about the news is...

Bin01015

3/21/20 9:52am

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Cougazul

3/21/20 9:58am

Quit referring to it as a “mild flu“

coolcats

3/21/20 9:30am

You are clearly the one overreacting

bluelands

3/21/20 9:46am

Where are you getting your numbers from? Worst flu season on record? 22,000 would make it a low season

SuperTank

3/21/20 9:48am

Exactly. Seeing the very same posters who thumbs down anything anti socialist

ToasterChive

3/21/20 9:49am

So your true intent was to come and stir things up

coolcats

3/21/20 9:52am

Seeing 90% of posters thumbs down your message should tell you a great deal

SuperTank

3/21/20 9:54am

Doctor: “nurse, put down stage 5 confirmation bias on the chart. Possibly the worst case I’ve ever seen.”

shimmy

3/21/20 9:58am

No one will take you seriously if you keep calling it “mild flu”. Do you also

chilango

3/21/20 9:34am

Please show death totals exceeding the flu.

monteburns

3/21/20 9:36am

That’s not how it works for a novel virus that just jumped to humans a few

chilango

3/21/20 9:38am

If we wait until death totals >Annual flu

Zoobieman

3/21/20 7:26pm

No, I just try to stay informed.

ToasterChive

3/21/20 9:36am

I think Covid-19 has a particularly nasty bite, and this makes it dangerous

Busiturtle

3/21/20 9:38am

It is also much more infectious than the flu, and there is no vaccine. And it

chilango

3/21/20 9:41am

We don't know how many get it

Busiturtle

3/21/20 9:47am

We do, however, have a good idea of what happens when it runs wild.

ReyOso

3/21/20 10:37am

No one is saying do nothing!!!!!

Busiturtle

3/21/20 10:41am

That's not what I'm arguing with.

ReyOso

3/21/20 10:45am

It’s also on top of the flu. The flu isn’t taking a vacation with cov-19 on the

bluesloth

3/21/20 9:48am

So flu-like but nastier and more deadly.

byu-binx

3/21/20 9:52am

Yeah, that article doesn’t say what you are saying.

chilango

3/21/20 9:39am

You should just stick to tweeting your favorite actresses.

purplmonkeydishwashr

3/21/20 9:46am

This simply does not support your “mild flu” claims. You’re being deeply irresponsible by saying that

spinner

3/21/20 9:48am

How about this? Let's try to help more than we hurt. You in your safe confines

ToasterChive

3/21/20 9:54am

Lol I don’t have a govt job. Your hit rate for true statements on this thread is less than impressive.

spinner

3/21/20 9:55am

And fail miserably

byu-binx

3/21/20 9:49am

ToasterChive is uninformed. . . This is the Dunning-Krueger effect in action!

Zoobieman

3/21/20 7:09pm

No one has taken this dude seriously since he freaked out about the BYU boxes

SJS

3/21/20 9:36am

Oh yeah! Thanks for the reminder.

byu-binx

3/21/20 9:48am

Thank you!

Zoobieman

3/21/20 7:24pm

You’re making the coronavirus outbreak worse by downplaying how dangerous it is

How The Novel Coronavirus And The Flu Are Alike ... And Different

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