COVID is incredibly dangerous primarily because of how it is spread, not primarily because sick people are taking up hospital beds.
The pandemic is first and foremost a health issue, not a resource issue.
The pandemic is first and foremost a health issue, not a resource issue.
If you receive care and have nocomorbid conditions, Covid for most won’t be dangerous, certainly not as dangerous as the 1918 pandemic, which killed young people.
Covid 19 results in mild symptoms for most young people. In comparison, the 1918 pandemic was most deadly if you were young, or old.
There is a qualitative difference between the diseases.