Allan Milne Lees
1 min readJul 17, 2020

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A little perspective may be helpful. So far, even the worst-hit countries have experienced a per capita mortality rate of less than one-tenth of one percent. Less than a rounding error. Real pandemics kill tens of millions or more. We've permitted ourselves to be stampeded into mindless hysteria by irresponsible reportage. The facts tell a totally different story and if we all could just grow up a little we'd be less inclined to be so silly. And we'd not be causing far greater harm and death than the putative lives we imagine we've "saved." To be clear: 140 million children have missed out on life-saving vaccinations; 250 million are presently starving to death (WHO figures). So far, SARS-COV-2 deaths: still fewer than in a bad flu season (which will kill 650,000 people).

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Allan Milne Lees
Allan Milne Lees

Written by Allan Milne Lees

Anyone who enjoys my articles here on Medium may be interested in my books Why Democracy Failed and The Praying Ape, both available from Amazon.

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