Especially when the "80%" is followed by:
> 80% of the population may experience mild symptoms, such as fever or flu-like symptoms that they treat at home
> 15% may seek medical care, such as visiting an Urgent Care or Emergency Department
> 5% may require critical care, meaning being admitted as an inpatient
This source from business insider reports that the US gov is preparing for 96 million infections. 5% is almost 5 million hospitalizations.
At this point you people just don't want to believe. This is not yet another flu scare. This is the real fucking deal. A historic pandemic. Prepare while you can. Just look at what's going on in what, 10 countries now? Millions of people placed on lockdown in Western nation's now? Italy just locked down 16 million people on Lombardy. French PM says he doesn't think the virus can be contained.
It is only prudent at this point to stock up on nonperishables. This isn't just to protect yourself - if you get the virus it will be responsible to sequester yourself in your home to protect the population. The irresponsibility of those who refuse to take this seriously and prepare is putting all of us at risk now. The U.S. is NOT EQUIPPED to handle this kind of outbreak. The system WILL BE OVERWHELMED in the next 1-6 weeks. And if China, SK, et al. are any indication, it will drag on for months.
We’re just saying not 100% of people are going to be infected. Even your business insider article is not saying that. Stop moving the goalpost. Sometimes we're wrong or we misread something, and that's okay.