[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Texas Aggie

... we're looking at 3x the rate of our worst flu death rate. That's terrible, but the late '60s Hong Kong flu killed as many as 100K, and that was with a much lower US population (61 percent). Not the same, but not too far off. We've dealt with this before.

Have we dealt with pandemics before? Yes.

Have we dealt with this virus and disease before? No we haven't.

It called the "novel" coronavirus because it's causing a brand new human disease (there are lots of coronaviruses). The disease is called COVID-19 because it was first discovered in humans in 2019.

It's not influenza. This is not your father's "grip".



Yes, our government leaders and medical leaders have the delicate balancing act of protecting both our health and our economy, but wearing a mask can be beneficial for our health and it won't hinder or delay the reopening of our economy.

Originally Posted by BillyMac

... wear a damn surgical mask when out in public indoors, maybe even outdoors in a crowd (concert, athletic event, etc.). It's a cheap fix. It's an easy fix. It's common sense. It's science. We don't need anybody mandate that we must do this, let's just do it. Why not? What can go wrong? What's the downside? We all look foolish for several months?