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Old 05-10-2020, 04:51 PM
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Originally Posted by 72lions View Post
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.
It's only a comparison of an average flu season (approx. 6 mo) to COVID 19 so far (about 2 1/2-3 mo)