Could it be possible that we just end up dealing with covid forever like we do with the flu, except orders of magnitudes more severe and deadly?

  • hahafuck [they/them]
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    3 years ago

    Yes exactly, a few million deaths of covid a year, highly weighted towards the third world, would be like 4-6 times the flu burden and well within tolerances. You would see life in the west essentially return to pre-pandemic standards. Especially since death is so heavily weighted towards the old, covid could easily kill a hundred thousand in America or Europe in a bad season and the rest largely not worry about it beyond regular worry about mortality we all have. Say hello to the new normal, same as the old normal