70% is the number that Angela Merkel, a scientist, used back in January/February when outlining the sobering likelihood of German citizens who would eventually become infected. It is also being reported by the US scientists. If that number is close to accurate and we maintain the 4.96% death rate of those who become infected, then my numbers are accurate. Do I think 11,000,000+ US citizens die? Not really, but it’s possible if we don’t get our shit together. Trying to con our citizens doesn’t help and that’s what the R’s have been focused on from jump.
The reality is that the herd immunity doesn’t hold up because there is little data that the antibodies help much past a few months. And if we’re waiting on a vaccine, keep waiting, we haven’t created vaccines for h1n1, Ebola, swine flu or aids though a lot of resources have been thrown at them too. It would be nice but it isn’t something to count on. The most likely solution is improving behaviors and treatments.
Full disclosure? I received my own test results back this morning and I’m positive for this shit. Lol, so I have a couple of lonely weeks in front of me until I can knock out a couple of negative tests. I’m healthy and stay in good shape so I’m only minimally concerned. But, it makes you wonder when 2 people in their 30’s, 3 in their 40’s and 2 in their 50’s died from it over the last 24hrs in Dallas county.