Coronavirus

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3. You need to read before reflexively accusing me of downplaying the seriousness. You did not

I accurately stated that NOW at this moment in time, influenza poses the biggest threat. May that change? It surely could and thus I laid out the steps being taken by Public Health Officials and experts to prevent it. I likewise stated that the public needs to be taking routine steps to prevent respiratory viruses of all kinds and those same steps will be necessary for coronavirus, should it spread further. That they DO not, allows influenza to spread and at this moment in time, more Americans have and will be hospitalized and potentially die from flu as a result.

Panic-driven posts are not going to help anyone.