Which is more deadly? War, or COVID-19?

American COVID-19 Deaths
WILL SURPASS
the
TOTAL Number of Deaths
in the
Vietnam and Korean Wars
COMBINED.

33,686 + 47,424 =81,110

81,110 – 68,387 = 12,723

Remember those numbers.

What are they?

The first figure – 33,686 – represents the number of deaths in the Korean War.

The second figure – 47,424 – represents the number of deaths in the Vietnam War.

The third figure is the sum (total) of the two numbers.

The fourth figure – 68,387 – represents the number of COVID-19 deaths in the United States, as of 0450 UTC (Universal Coordinated Time), Monday, 4 May 2020.

The fifth figure – 12,723 – represents the difference between the current number of COVID-19 American Deaths and the Total number of Deaths in the Korean and Vietnam Wars combined.

Sadly, that fifth figure WILL surpass the the third figure in a matter of days.

Already, the TOTAL number of American COVID-19 deaths has SURPASSED the number of deaths in Vietnam (47,424), Iraq (3836), Afghanistan (1833), Gulf War (149), and the Beirut Deployment (256) COMBINED – 53,498.

But here’s the sad, startling fact:

This has all happened in the space of a couple months – since 20 January – a mere 106 days. On the other hand, those wars lasted far, far longer.

So, you tell me:

Which is more deadly?

War, or COVID-19?

On March 30, Dr. Deborah Birx, MD appeared on the NBC TODAY show and said that,

“If we do things together well – almost perfectly – we could get in the range of 100,000 to 200,000 fatalities. The best case scenario would be 100% of Americans doing precisely what is required. But we’re not certain… that America is responding in a uniform way to protect one another, so we also have to factor that in. Cities that don’t social distance, that don’t stay at home, that believe you can have social interaction, that believe you can have gatherings at homes, of 20 – and 10 people, even – that is going to spread the virus, even if everyone looks well.”

“This virus, we have seen, can spread with a lot of asymptomatic, and mild cases. And it’s not until you get into the vulnerable groups that you start to see the hospitalizations. So if you wait for that – if the metros and the rural areas don’t take care now – by the time you see it, it has penetrated your community pret-ty significantly. And that’s what we’re concerned about. That’s why you have to prepare, even though you think it’s not there.”

A recent model projects that, by August 4, 2020, the MEDIAN number of American deaths from COVID-19 will be 134,475, with a range of 95,092 to 242,583.

This is NOT the time to be crying, whining, moaning, groaning, or complaining that you can’t get a haircut, your nails done, or use the elliptical training machine at the gym.

This is the time to

KEEP YOURSELF,

YOUR LOVED ONES,

YOUR FAMILY, and

YOUR FRIENDS SAFE

by CONTINUING to practice Social Distancing, and using Nose/Mouth Face Masks when you absolutely must be in public, such as for grocery shopping!