The scientific community, the world over, takes this pandemic seriously.
Our politicians bungled things badly.
The US has roughly 4 percent of the world's population and 25 percent of the cases. We have handled the virus so badly a number of countries that are open to tourism do not allow tourists fron the US.
Had we taken immediate, smart, and massive action, we would have been far better off.
Want to know how quickly and harshly we should have acted?
Take a look at New Zealand and Mongolia. Both countries essentially squashed the virus in timely manners.
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Less people have died in the US from the virus than many thought, because they really died from preexisting conditions?
Sheesh.... yes: The virus kills mostly people with severe preexisting conditions (the old). However, the virus has pushed many of these people with severe health conditions into severe outcomes that would not have happened otherwise.
Other risk factors: not social distancing, not wearing a mask in public, being low in vitamin D, regularly eating in restaurants, etc.