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Old 05-10-2020, 04:17 PM
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Average influenza season 44,000 Americans die in a population of about 330 million, or 1 in every 7500

Florida population 21,500,000 divided by 7500 = 2867 expected deaths from flu. Covid 19 deaths = 1600

That's why we are "opening up" Anyone who wants to stay home may feel free to do so.
Your flu numbers are not just for 8-10 weeks. Plus, FL has a disproportionately lower number of flu deaths. Finally, flu is mitigated by climate, vaccine, etc. COVID-19 is not. I’m not saying a cautionary approach to resuming some activity isn’t warranted, but comparing this to the flu is misleading.