I see this flu argument as a disingenuous twisting of statistics. A google search will reveal 389K people reportedly died from the flu world-wide in 2019. To date, in essentially a four month period, COVID-19 has reportedly killed 345K. Beyond a hope and a prayer, is there any reason to believe COVID-19 won't continue to spread at the same rate over the remaining eight months of 2020 as it did during the first four months? Especially if we abandon all preventative measures. If it does it will result in a death toll of over 1 million people world-wide. And the US will lead the way in deaths, as it currently does now, due to our anemic early response and our "live free or die" mentality.

There is, always has been, and will continue to be those living an unhealthy lifestyle. Some of it is avoidable such as drinking, smoking, etc., while some of it is genetic. Those with "underlying health issues" might still be alive today if this virus hadn't found it's way into their lives. This virus does not discriminate! It does not care about your previous health, race, nationality, religion, political affiliation, age, etc. Children are getting Covid 19 but are having different symptoms than adults. No one is immune.

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"Let's say you woke up with a terrible cough, a fever, and severe body aches. Immediately, you rush to the doctor and unfortunately, you’re diagnosed with COVID-19. For the last two weeks, you’ve been unaware that you were infected and you’ve ignored 'the rules.'You've gotten together with some close friends for pizza, had a few people over, even visited a park and a beach. You figured, 'I don’t feel sick. I have the right to keep living my normal life. No one can tell me what to do.'

"With your diagnosis, you spend the next few days at home on the couch, feeling pretty crappy; but then you’re well again because you’re young, healthy and strong. Lucky you. But your best friend caught it from you during a visit to your house, and because she didn't know she was contagious, she visited her 82-year-old grandfather, who uses oxygen tanks daily to help him breathe because he has COPD and heart failure. Now, he’s dead.

"Your co-worker, who has asthma, caught it too, during your little pizza get-together. Now, he’s in the ICU, and he's spread it to a few others in his family, too--but they won't know that for another couple of weeks yet.

"The cashier at the restaurant where you picked up the pizza carried the infection home to his wife, who has MS, which makes her immunosuppressed. She’s not as lucky as you, so she’s admitted to the hospital because she’s having trouble breathing. She may need to be placed in a medically-induced coma and intubated; she may not get to say goodbye to her loved ones. She may die surrounded by machines, with no family at her bedside.

"All because you couldn't stand the inconvenience of a mask; of staying home; of changing your familiar routines for just a little while. Because you have the right, above all others rights, to continue living your normal life and no one, I mean no one, has the right to tell you what to do.

"#SocialDistancing = It’s not about YOU!
#WearAMask = It's not about YOU!
#StayHome = It's not about YOU!
#GetTested = It's not about YOU!"

Written by Anonymous. Copied from a friend and shared.