[MandoMan]

Originally Posted by olliedog1950

I took at look at major United States wars and compared those deaths to COVID-19, no comparison, COVID-19 is much deadlier.
Vietnam lasted 116 months 55,280 Americans died 502 deaths a month
Korea lasted 37 months 36,574 Americans died, 988 deaths a month
WWII lasted 45 months 405,399 Americans died, 9,009 a month
WWI lasted 19 months 116,516 Americans died, 6,132 a month
The Civil War lasted 48 months Confederate and U.S. total deaths of 498,332, 10,382 a month
The American Revolution lasted 100 months 4,435 Americans died 44 a month
Looking at all wars from 1775 to 1991, 41,892,128 men and women fought and served our country 959,831 gave their lives. 2.29% of those who served died protecting America.
In less than 8 months there have been 7,334,054 COVID-19 cases, deaths are 208,731. 27,000 Americans are dying each month with a death rate of 2.85% Department of Veteran's Affairs, John Hopkins University & Medicine
Let's be safe out there!

This is horrible, but in context, in 1918-1920, when the world population was one fourth of what it is now, 28% of Americans are thought to have contracted the Spanish Influenza, and 2-3% of the population died: 675,000 people. The Bubonic Plague and Pneumonic Plague outbreaks of the mid-1300s and later are thought to have killed about a quarter to a third of the population of Europe. You think COVID-19 is scary? Imagine if it were like the 14th century plague. 110 million people dead just in this country. Horrifying. Two billion dead world-wide? We will survive our own particular pandemic, but numbers like this explain why it’s just as important to pour research and preparation money into pandemic prevention as into our military. There will be a “next one,” and it could be much worse.