If all those who got it died it would have never been a pandemic.

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It would have burnt out quickly. That is what makes it so insidious. 1-2% death rate does not sound bad. Until you realize that if half of Americans got it we would have 1.7-2.5 million dead. But we took actions to mitigate the spread and now have vaccines.

We all pretty much know someone who died from Covid. Except for cancer and heart disease I can’t say the same. And all within a year. I’ve never known someone who died from the flu.

Lucky you on the one and done. The wife got it as well 6 weeks ago. No side effects. I got both Pfizer shots. Second was 4 weeks ago. Arm less sore than a tetanus shot. That was it for side effects