Comments by "surely you joke, mein failüre" (@surelyyoujokemeinfailure7531) on "US update" video.

@jocelynstuff1947 Unfortunately covid19 is quite a bit more communicable than the common seasonal flu, which is why the ratio of cases between the two is running 10:1 or higher. And the matter of everyone wearing masks has cut down quite a bit on the spread of common colds and the common seasonal flu. We should do the masks thing every year.
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Stay safe! I lived many years in rural New England :)
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Yeah. I might have to ditch one of my two part-time jobs now just because a) it's tight quarters, bad ventilation and b) the one coworker just went to a big weekend family gathering where they didn't use masks.
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I deal with so many people who say "Don't worry, it only affects older people." That's like saying not to worry about the Nazis because it only affects Jews.
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@elisevillemaire8344 If you're looking for a simplistic explanation of the communicability of a disease vs the deadliness of the disease, good luck.
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@Taxtherich2 Here are some of the ones I found that shed light on this most interesting topic: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/vsrr/covid19/excess_deaths.htm https://www.statnews.com/2020/10/20/cdc-data-excess-deaths-covid-19/ https://www.hcplive.com/view/excess-deaths-us-increased-covid-19 They all agree substantially.
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