Antidote for Fear Mongering
The population estimates from the US Census Bureau (www.census.gov):
282,909,885 people, of which
138,396,524 are male
144,513,361 are female
72,707,840 are under 18 years old, and
33,896,172 are 65 years old and over
Keep these figures in mind, especially when watching a panicky news broadcast about things like a mosquito-born virus which has made 126 people sick.
282,909,885 people the USA, and 126 people get sick. You do the math. The chances of it affecting you - even in the 65 and older population - would be so close to zero that it might as well be zero.
