That's true to a point
by AquinasDomer (2024-01-03 20:35:38)
Edited on 2024-01-03 20:36:04

In reply to: My biggest fear, actually...  posted by ewillND


If COVID popped up in India and had a 5% mortality rate with a similar age distribution we'd get a similar picture in terms of catching it a month or two too late.

MERS and SARS didn't blow up primarily due to how they spread (at peak symptoms for both and MERS just doesn't spread well).

If SARS 1 spread like SARS COV 2 you might have seen societal breakdown/basic services shutting down. Scary stuff.