The irony of course is that 1% is only achievable if we take it seriously enough to try to keep it under that percentage; otherwise our health care system might well collapse under the load, and lead to large numbers of unnecessary deaths.
But more importantly: 3.5 million deaths in the U.S. alone (1%) doesn’t strike you as a pandemic?
Offhand thought reading yet another argument that this will be okay because it's going to cull the herd of the weak and unworthy. Is that we don't have some much a problem with old, sick and frail people as we do smug arrogant people.
I had to go to the pharmacy to pick up my meds[1]. Guy in line that checked all the boxes was trying to tell everyone in like that the whole thing was silly.
[1] I have an appointment with an endocrinologist in April. Most of her patients are diabetic and or over 60. I'm fretting a bit.
