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[–] CrustyBeaver52 0 points 6 points (+6|-0) ago 

The real die off begins after the hospitals are overwhelmed and can no longer admit new patients. People develop pneumonia at home, cannot get ventilation, and the death rate explodes.

The system breaks down even further as the medical staff get taken out. They cannot be soon replaced.

Don't worry, it's just the flu.

That's what the Chinese thought at first too.

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[–] SquishedSpam 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Yup, as innocuous as regular seasonal flu is, it overwhelms our medical system every winter. Anything even slightly worse will and is breaking it.