cstross , 9 days ago Note that a simple (and obviously simplistic) extrapolation of deaths per capita from the US confirmed death toll to the global population would give 28 million dead, so far. More than 36 million people have died of HIV/AIDS since the start of the epidemic in the 1970s: COVID19 appears to be killing us more than ten times as fast. https://forall.social/@themaskerscomic/112621695875463970
Note that a simple (and obviously simplistic) extrapolation of deaths per capita from the US confirmed death toll to the global population would give 28 million dead, so far.
More than 36 million people have died of HIV/AIDS since the start of the epidemic in the 1970s: COVID19 appears to be killing us more than ten times as fast. https://forall.social/@themaskerscomic/112621695875463970
dymaxion , 9 days ago @cstross Even ignoring the differences in mode of spread, it's probably most appropriate to compare the pre-AZT years
@cstross Even ignoring the differences in mode of spread, it's probably most appropriate to compare the pre-AZT years