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Covid-19: The Chinese virus of fear

Covid Is Real, But…

Covid-19 is a direct problem for an extreme minority of people. The vast majority of this infected group are very old and/or very sick. The rest almost certainly have something else going on that has strained their immune system.

For this small percentage of infected people, Covid is real and potentially life threatening.

To mitigate this danger treatments are available and vaccines are being tested.

In short, while it is a pandemic, it is one that modern life and technology has to the capacity to handle with relative ease.

Ironically, these same things are magnifying social discord into bigger problems than the actual virus. Continue reading Covid-19: The Chinese virus of fear