> First of all, it’s not “just the flu”. It is something much more dangerous. Catching this virus is a bit like playing a round of Russian roulette. You’ll probably be fine, but you could end up dead
I think this is mischaracterizing it. People have to die eventually. One year of existence has a mortality rate of 1%. For a 75-84 year old individual it is nearly 5%. Above 85 it's 14%. [1]
The coronavirus infection fatality is likely around 0.5-1%, but it's heavily skewed towards older individuals. Younger people do die from it, but a very low rates. And young people die from other causes as well, the annual mortality rates for a 20-something is around 0.1%. Getting coronavirus for a 20-something or 30-something is roughly equivalent to the mortality rate of a few months of life.
Death is sad and terrible, but we don't shut down society because people die.
I think this is mischaracterizing it. People have to die eventually. One year of existence has a mortality rate of 1%. For a 75-84 year old individual it is nearly 5%. Above 85 it's 14%. [1]
The coronavirus infection fatality is likely around 0.5-1%, but it's heavily skewed towards older individuals. Younger people do die from it, but a very low rates. And young people die from other causes as well, the annual mortality rates for a 20-something is around 0.1%. Getting coronavirus for a 20-something or 30-something is roughly equivalent to the mortality rate of a few months of life.
Death is sad and terrible, but we don't shut down society because people die.
[1] https://www.mdch.state.mi.us/osr/deaths/ageadjdxARS.asp