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Old 05-21-2020, 12:21 PM
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Originally Posted by regas56 View Post
As we excitedly wait for a Coronavirus vaccine to keep us safe again we must not forget that 45,000 - 65,000 die in the US every year from Influenza even WITH a flu Vaccine.. I wonder where those numbers would be without a vaccine, I myself haven't had the flu in 15 years or so since taking the flu shot.. I think the mortality rate will continue to decline as we accept the responsibility of protecting ourselves and not expecting the Government to do it for us..
Well we are at double that death rate in just two months vs 12 months and as we 'responsibly' press to open up for political reasons, the US will be in have a lot more deaths. I hope you are right, but I am a realist.