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For those out there saying that COVID-19 "isn't that bad," or that "it's not has bad as [blank]," I'd like to offer up a chilling statistic.
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Right now, about 1,900 people are dying from COVID-19 in the US every day.
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If we add up everyone who dies in the US per day from...
• Motor vehicle crashes
• Bicycle crashes
• Plane crashes
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• Motor vehicle crashes
• Bicycle crashes
• Plane crashes
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• Alcohol
• Opioids
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• Opioids
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• The flu
• Breast cancer
• Testicular cancer
• Cervical cancer
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• Breast cancer
• Testicular cancer
• Cervical cancer
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• Fires
• Guns
and
• Every military engagement in the Middle East since 2001...
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• Guns
and
• Every military engagement in the Middle East since 2001...
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...we still have to DOUBLE that number and add 115 for it to equal the deaths per day from COVID-19.
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Sources:
http://NHTSA.gov (vehicles & bikes)
http://FAA.gov (planes)
http://CDC.gov (alcohol, flu, breast & cervical cancers, guns)
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http://NHTSA.gov (vehicles & bikes)
http://FAA.gov (planes)
http://CDC.gov (alcohol, flu, breast & cervical cancers, guns)
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More sources:
http://HHS.gov (opioids)
http://Seer.cancer.gov (testicular cancer)
http://dcas.dmdc.osd.mil (war)
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http://HHS.gov (opioids)
http://Seer.cancer.gov (testicular cancer)
http://dcas.dmdc.osd.mil (war)
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