Comment by 3pt14159
5 years ago
Don't think about it as _the_ coronavirus. Think of it as _a new virus_ and things start to make more sense. Over the next 100 years _a new virus_ is likely going to develop that spreads quickly and is lethal. When a new one comes up it's hard to tell initial how it spreads, how fast it spreads, and how lethal it is. For now, I think it's unlikely that the coronavirus will kill all that many people. For now, I think more people should just get the flu shot and not worry about coronavirus. But I'll update my opinion if the spread and death toll seem to worsen.
As an aside, stopping pandemics is on of the main things that Bill Gates is passionate about.
High lethality and high virulence are opposed to each other. Most of the people who have died from coronavirus have been older people with weaker immune systems.