Kind of true. I’m not super paranoid about it but it’s not as like seasonal flu as lots of people think.
The R0 (basic reproduction number) of seasonal flu is about 2, so for everyone 1 person infected it’s likely that 2 others will catch it off them. Onset of symptoms tends to take one to four days after exposure, with people most infectious during that time.
The R0 of covid19 is closer to 6 and symptoms onset looks like it’s taking 14 - 27 days.
So covid19 is around three times as infectious as seasonal flu, symptoms take 5-10 times longer to show themselves, and we don’t know when people are spreading the virus during that time.
The big question we can’t answer is the mortality rate. The seasonal flu kills up to 646,000 worldwide each year. Since covid19 seems to be three times as infectious it’s logical to triple that 1,938,000. But with the longer infection period due to hidden symptoms that number could shoot up wildly.
For sure, but Huel don’t source pea protein from Canada.
Ingredient Sources (source)
Oat: UK
Flaxseed Powder: Canada
Sunflower Oil: India
Pea Protein: China
Brown Rice Protein: China
MCT Powder: China