Coronavirus low risk in Austin

I checked the news for Austin because of Natale. I’m happy the risk is currently low.

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Great! Timely!

The Flu is more of a worry than the hyped up corona virus that the media is blowing up for political purposes. Look at how many have died this season in the USA from the flu!
When they develop a vaccine for this Virus and they will, many will refuse to take it just like the flu shot.
Wash your hands etc. etc.

The only cases of this virus in TX are people on an isolated army base who were taken off a cruise line. It never was transferred in TX via the infected. Im heading to Austin this week too, no fear.

I'll start heading up late next week. Hopefully it stays the same!

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smackman
The Flu is more of a worry than the hyped up corona virus that the media is blowing up for political purposes. Look at how many have died this season in the USA from the flu!
When they develop a vaccine for this Virus and they will, many will refuse to take it just like the flu shot.
Wash your hands etc. etc.

3.4% vs <1%

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the head of the World Health Organization, announced the mortality increase during a media briefing, which differed from the previously estimated rate of around 2 percent globally. In comparison, the death rate for the seasonal flu is "far fewer than 1 percent," he said.

"While many people globally have built up immunity to seasonal flu strains, COVID-19 is a new virus to which no one has immunity; that means more people are susceptible to infection, and some will suffer severe disease," Tedros said. "Globally, about 3.4 percent of reported COVID-19 cases have died; by comparison, seasonal flu generally kills far fewer than 1 percent of those infected."