August 15, 2023

COVID-19 Basics

#TheGrandFAQ

Is Covid-19 an existential threat to the existence our species?

No, it’s not. And you can hear it said also byMarc Lipsitch, Professor of Epidemiology and Director of the Center for Communicable Disease Dynamics at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

– Covid-19 is not an existential threat. Humanity passed through tougher sh*t before, and survived (including the more recent 1918 Spanish Flu, which killed 50-100 mil people (aprox. 5% of world population), of all ages.

Source: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/coronavirus-infection-outbreak-worldwide-virus-expert-warning-today-2020-03-02/