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You are exponentially more likely to die from the flu than you are of catching the corona virus.
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Lol. Seriously though, the fact that the Chinese government is worried and informing the world of what is going on, concerns me more than anything.
 

rod

Retired 23 years
Over 25,000 people have died in the USA from flu related illnesses this flu season. Our own brand of flu. I think people are worrying about the wrong virus.
 

cheryl

I started this.
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Worried About Catching The New Coronavirus? In The U.S., Flu Is A Bigger Threat - NPR

If you live in the U.S., your risk of contracting the new strain of coronavirus identified in China is exceedingly low.

So far, the only people infected in the U.S. have been those who have traveled to the region in China where the virus first turned up in humans. And though that could change, one thing is for certain: Another severe respiratory virus that threatens lives — the influenza or flu virus — is very active in the U.S. right now.

Already this flu season (which generally begins in the U.S. in October and peaks during winter months), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that more than 15 million people in the U.S. have gotten sick with flu. More than 150,000 Americans have been hospitalized, and more than 8,000 people have died from their infection. And, this isn't even a particularly bad flu year.
 
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