Nothing to Sneeze At

Nobody is saying it, so I will.

The death rate from Spanish flu was 2-3%. The death rate from COVID-19 is now estimated at 3.4%.

We are more interconnected now that we were then; it should also spread to a higher proportion of the world’s population.

Unless it mutates into something less deadly, or unless our current information is wrong, this is going to be worse than the Spanish flu.

The Spanish flu killed more people than HIV/AIDS.