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And so...in the period from Oct 1 to Dec 11 2019, the CDC reported that est. 2.5 million people were infected, 29,000 hospitalized, and about 2,400 died. This is roughly 2x the rate of infections and deaths compared to the 2018 "season". So why are we so wound up about the coronavirus? Because it has a cool name?

I'm wound up 1. Because it's seemingly more infectious now than last year's strain. 2. Because they say it's infectious before symptoms show, making it nearly impossible to quarantine the sick before they spread it. And 3. Because I'm taking an international flight on Sunday.

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To add to that, it's a new virus. We know flue, we have vaccines for it. We don't for Corona. Also, check the numbers, 11,374 Confirmed Cases, 259 Total deaths and only 252 Totaly Recovered. (Last Update: Jan 31, 2020 7 pm ET) And that is if you believe the numbers coming out of China. Remember this is the same country that only reports 200 deaths due to influenza a year with a population of 1.4 billion.