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Accept that there's a significant chance you're going to get coronavirus. Educate yourself and be realistic. Realize that 80% of patients have mild symptoms,

Accept that there's a significant chance you're going to get coronavirus. Educate yourself and be realistic. Realize that 80% of patients have mild symptoms, only 20% have serious symptoms, and of that 20% only 2% fatalities occur. Also, accept that nothing in life is guaranteed, appreciate the time with the people you love and care about, and be grateful this pandemic isn't some more virulent version of something more lethal like yersinia pestis. That's about all you can do.

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enchiridion 7y ago
Minor correction, you make it sound like 2% of 20% which is a .4% fatality rate. The total fatality rate is 2%
- AnimalMuppet 7y ago
  Is it? If I understand correctly, it's 2% of the cases we know about. How many of the patients with mild symptoms do we know about? (But if we don't know about them, how do we know that 80% of the people only have mild symptoms? We guess... or so I suspect.)
  - nickthemagicman 7y ago
    This is actually a really really good point as well. It may be far less than reported 2% because the number of people with mild symptoms who may not get tested is so high.
  - enchiridion 7y ago
    People keep bringing up edge cases like this. If we look at strictly died/(recovered+died) the mortality is 6%. Obviously it's lower because there are recoveries which are not recorded. I'd tend to believe that the statisticians putting out the 2% figure understand enough about disease dynamics for it to be accurate.
- nickthemagicman 7y ago
  Right my bad. Worded it poorly. It's 2% of all infected.
stuxnet79 7y ago
This is a very balanced viewpoint that I believe is the best one to have as the crisis unfolds. Especially the last part. We subject ourselves to so many unknowns and dangers on a daily basis. It is good, every so often, to take some time to reflect and be grateful for the people in your life.

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enchiridion 7y ago

Minor correction, you make it sound like 2% of 20% which is a .4% fatality rate. The total fatality rate is 2%

AnimalMuppet 7y ago
Is it? If I understand correctly, it's 2% of the cases we know about. How many of the patients with mild symptoms do we know about? (But if we don't know about them, how do we know that 80% of the people only have mild symptoms? We guess... or so I suspect.)
- nickthemagicman 7y ago
  This is actually a really really good point as well. It may be far less than reported 2% because the number of people with mild symptoms who may not get tested is so high.
- enchiridion 7y ago
  People keep bringing up edge cases like this. If we look at strictly died/(recovered+died) the mortality is 6%. Obviously it's lower because there are recoveries which are not recorded. I'd tend to believe that the statisticians putting out the 2% figure understand enough about disease dynamics for it to be accurate.
nickthemagicman 7y ago
Right my bad. Worded it poorly. It's 2% of all infected.

stuxnet79 7y ago

This is a very balanced viewpoint that I believe is the best one to have as the crisis unfolds. Especially the last part. We subject ourselves to so many unknowns and dangers on a daily basis. It is good, every so often, to take some time to reflect and be grateful for the people in your life.