CDC: Listen Up, America--COVID-19 Is Not 'Just Like The Flu'

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention wants Americans to know: COVID-19 is nothing like the seasonal flu.

According to Gizmodo, a new CDC report reveals people hospitalized with COVID-19 are over five times more likely to die than those hospitalized for influenza.

Also, the risk of serious complications like pneumonia and shock is significantly higher from the novel coronavirus than from the flu.