While I am not in a panic, I am being cautious and concerned.
Both my college girls colleges are now effected by closures (temporary for now and switching online learning) and our local high school has a family that was exposed.... and I have one child with asthma that this (like the flu and pneumonia are dangerous to her). And all my day care littles and their families.... I am thinking that the two should not be compared. I think a lot of the fear is because so much is unknown about this new virus.
This new virus is much more contagious and there is no vaccine for it yet. The scientists think we may have one next year.
I found lots of great info on the CDC website and this article from Johns Hopkins.
https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/heal...019-vs-the-flu