First, a refresher on what you should absolutely avoid if you have not been vaccinated and boosted.  But for those who got all those recommend dosages, even if you catch COVID-19, the odds are very, very high that your symptoms will only fall between a weak flu and a cold.   Or, you could be one of the 40% or so who will show no symptoms.   As of late last year, it looked like the  asymptomatic rate of this virus was 40.5% .   This rate for the seasonal flu is said to be around  33% . One study showed the asymptomatic rate of the common cold was  60% You need to be careful with venereal diseases, for the asymptomatic rate is around  66% . So to continue,  here are where you are most likely to become a statistic of this pandemic : Crowded and poorly ventilated sport or entertainment theater: If no one is wearing a mask and are talking = 54%. Everyone is wearing a mask and there is some talking = 24% If everyone is wearing a mask and there is no talking = 5%. Speaking loudly  can increas

From  Worldometer  (new deaths yesterday):          DAY    USA    WORLD     Brazil      India      South Africa June     9     1093     4732        1185       246        82 July    22     1205     7128        1293      1120     572 Aug    12     1504     6556       1242       835       130 Sept     3      1094    5886          830     1083       174             9      1208    6222        1136      1168        82 Oct      8        957    6420          730       967       160           21      1225     6849         571       703         85 Nov     4      1199      8192        276       511         74             11      1479    10178        564       550         60           17      1615     10502       676       472       118           18      1964     10970       754       587       124 Summary:   As predicted, getting worse for the USA.  How do we compare with other countries? New Cases USA  173,768 India:  45,439 Brazil:  35,345 Deaths/million people Belgium:  1278 Peru:  1068 Spain: