teachercd

@BigRedN The difference is that influenza only has about a 0.1% mortality rate, while coronavirus has a mortality rate of around 3-4%, and unlike influenza we have no vaccine and few treatments for coronavirus.

It's comments like BigRedN's that make me wish we had the eyeroll emoji back. 

Seriously--knock it off with that derp. You're not part of the CDC or any sort of expert on anything, and your rationale is completely off base. 

Hey, I've been eye rollin' the media and the coverage of this virus, so it's all good.  To me, there is no reason to create this kind of fear. 

We will see where the facts go.  I think it will be a small blip having no comparison to the flu.

... VectorVictor [Eye roll]

Is there a cure for the flu, or the cold?

The stats very from year to year.  I took an average.  https://www.statnews.com/2018/09/26/cdc-us-flu-deaths-winter/