On Tuesday, August 18, 2020 at 1:25:55 PM UTC-7, Bob wrote:   
   >   
   > How often have schools closed because of the flu?  I don't get the   
   justification for closing because of THIS respiratory illness and not THAT one.   
      
   Covid19 has a fatality rate of between three and four per cent.   
   Regular influenza has a fatality rate below 0.1 per cent. In   
   other words, the coronavirus is 30 to 40 times more likely to kill   
   you than an ordinary flu.   
      
   Do you get it now?   
      
   bill   
      
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