American Deaths
| AmERICAN DeATHS | Totals |
|---|---|
| Vietnam 1955-1975 | 153,303 |
| Gulf War 1990-1991 | 849 |
| War in Afghanistan | 2216 |
| Iraq War | 4497 |
| TOTAL | 160,865 |
| Source | wikipedia |
Flu (influenza) season October 2019 – April 2020
| CDC estimate | CDC ESTIMATE | % of Population |
|---|---|---|
| flu illness | 18,000,000 – 26,000,000 | 0.05 – 0.07 |
| flu deaths | 24,000 – 62,000 Fatal in 1/1000 | 0.000068 – 0.00017 |
| Source | C.D.C. | American population taken as 331M |
COVID-19
| COVID-19 Currently | John Hopkins | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Covid-19 cases | 6,702,464 – 20M (BBC) | 0.020 – (20,225 per M) (UK rate is 5,425 per M) |
| Covid-19 deaths | 198,399 | 0.00059 – (518 per M) (UK rate is 609 per M) |
| Source | Worldometer | American population taken as 331M UK population taken at 68M |
I thought that this would bring home the fact that COVID-19 is NOT “like the flu” as Trump tweeted. For a start it’s summertime and it’s still rampant with an extra 60K cases everyday in the USA and shows no sign of slowing down so the 20M + (official) cases could still be hit by the end of the year. Also already, more American citizens have died in the USA than all of the Wars since Vietnam.
Americans love to quote the 1st Amendment…”Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.” Where does it say anything about NOT wearing a mask to protect other citizens?
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