Dr. Birx, says 2.2 million could die from Corona if we screw this up as a nation, best case scenario is 200K, do these numbers warrant the fear being

Not defending her numbers or arguing her numbers, but 2.2 million is .6% of the population, 200K is 0.06%. It really doesn't match all the hype.

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At 2.2 million deaths from COVID our hospitals will be overwhelmed beyond imagination. Have you considered the associated deaths of those who cannot be treated for their particular malady? Auto accidents, cancer, coronary issues, pregnancies, kidney failure, people needing a transplant ... lives normally 'saved' by a hospital are not saved when a hospital is not available.

Pretty much everything that is deadly will be deadly by a multiple of who knows how much. It will be equivalent to living in the wilds of a 3rd-world nation.

Maybe more importantly, these deaths in isolation will be the most lonely and un-celebrated deaths ever known(hopefully) to our generations. Imagine never hugging your child again - and then tell me it's 'hype.'