Probably has a lot to do with the high cost of health care in America which means a lot of people don’t seek treatment because they can’t afford it or are not willing to spend the money.
But also because it was so new, no one knew how serious it was or exactly how to treat it.
We were lucky in Australia to have the benefit of learning from other countries mistakes and experiences so that it didn’t get as bad here.
I think we took better precautions here too. I remember how much more the Americans were kicking up a storm about their freedom and being allowed to do whatever they wanted to do. That had consequences.
Natural selection at that point isn’t it?
It’s really triggering seeing this thread active again.
COVID is still around of course, it might take years to go away, or maybe never, and might continue to evolve and mutate.
I tested positive Thursday a week ago. Was still showing positive a week later. Only really tested tho as had some in the house. Was a lot milder than I had when it was rampant in the beginning.
Definitely, the response in Australia in the first couple of months (March through to May 2020) was one of the best in the world in my view and saved countless lives. Definitely helped that state and federal governments were largely on the same page at that point in time though.