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In my non-epidemiologist view, yes, it's a good thing. The denominator for the ~1% mortality rate is obviously bigger than we realize -- which means the mortal
by nostromo 7y ago
In my non-epidemiologist view, yes, it's a good thing.
The denominator for the ~1% mortality rate is obviously bigger than we realize -- which means the mortality rate is potentially a lot lower.
There are cases like this one popping up, where people are asymptomatic (and even test negative) and are not getting sick, despite being infected:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/feb/22/coronavirus-asymptomatic-wuhan-woman-shows-why-outbreak-will-be-hard-to-stop https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/feb/22/coronavirus-as...