> But the author is doing himself a disservice by saying that tens of millions of people worldwide will die.
We're officially at almost hundred thousand dead now, most places on Earth haven't reached peak infections yet, and it's an open secret that deaths are being underreported everywhere. I can easily see tens of millions of dead in few weeks.
OP didn't say that, he said without depression-causing economical restrictions this is going to be a likely headcount. I.e. right now there is a difficult choice between killing the economy and killing millions of people.
You’re ignoring the fact that this virus Is an order of magnitude more lethal than the flu, and I would guess that most individuals in poorer countries skip the vaccine altogether.
Sorry but are you an epidemiologist or virologist? The armchair advice you're giving very much belies what established experts in the field are saying. It also ignores all the cases of respiratory and cardiac complications in not just the elderly. Is "very old" equivalent to "older than 20" for you?
Being old and having underlying illnesses is by far the biggest reason for deaths in NYC, with Hypertension and Diabetes being among the top risk factors.
Worryingly, in Sweden in the capital Stockholm, around 15% of the staff caring for the elderly have had Corona virus.
But the author is doing himself a disservice by saying that tens of millions of people worldwide will die.
And why is it a bad thing to have to be vaccinated on a yearly basis, poor African countries have not been hit hard that is a fact.
The areas being hit the hardest can afford to be vaccinated yearly and is accustomed to it with the yearly flu shot.
Other than that, keep up the good work !