Yes, but we can’t compare numbers at this point to a prior pandemic that is already said and done. Things are still at the very early stages and numbers remain low at this time in the US because aggressive measures have been taken on a global scale (some countries more than others). If this virus had been allowed to run rampant without boundaries, it would obviously be much more widespread. Swine flu also had a lower likelihood of person to person transmission than what he have seen from COVID-19- which is highly contagious.
Even with ongoing/upcoming containment efforts, 70-150 million Americans are expected to contract the virus. This is on the low end (up to 45%) in comparison to the predictions other experts have proposed at 40-70% of the US population.
Monahan made the comments to Senate staff during a closed-door meeting Tuesday afternoon, according to NBC News.
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