Corona Virus

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Dana,

I agree and think there should be a balance.

Yes, we should keep our distance and practice a little extra good sanitary hygiene, but do we really need to shut everything down?

I'm not so sure either way.

Another good piece of advice is to try to separate older people and those with underlying conditions from the younger, healthier ones who most likely may get the virus and recover quickly......

40% of those hospitalized with covid 19 are between 20 - 56 years old. Anyone who thinks that this is a disease that only targets the elderly or otherwise health compromised individuals is wrong.

The way deaths are tracked by CDC for covid 19 and influenza are different. When it comes to flu, the CDC doesn't really track. The CDC assumes that flu deaths are under reported and therefore includes in its figures deaths that could be related to someone having the flu, but is not necessarily so - because no tests are made to determine whether the deceased ever actually had the disease. A death is reported as related to covid 19 only when a there has been a positive test for the presence of the virus.

Health experts estimate that covid 19 is far more virulent, far more deadly than the flu. If, to date, it does not appear that way it is probably due to the fact that we are still in the upward curve of its progression - and perhaps due to our belated, but sooner than some other countries, recognition of the problem and our social distancing etc.

Undo those and I have no doubt there would be a dramatic increase in the number of illnesses and deaths.

Of course, there is also the issue of violating Jewish law and Jewish ethics.

Yes, many of the younger ones may be getting the virus but from what I understand a very high majority of them recover. If one has a string immune system it is most likely you will recover just like any other virus.

I've also heard several doctors say it isn't deadlier or more contagious.

Don't get me wrong, I think it is very dangerous. But I also think the number of cases really isn't as important as the number of deaths and what those people who did die had as underlying illnesses.

Look at Itlay for example. The vast majority have been older, sickly patients. I'm going to guess many of them might have died if they got the regular flu as about 55,000 people in the USA may do this year.