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The World Health Organization estimates that worldwide, annual influenza epidemics result in about 250,000 to 500,000 deaths.
by abiogenesis 7y ago
The World Health Organization estimates that worldwide, annual influenza epidemics result in about 250,000 to 500,000 deaths.
- pibefision 7y agoYes, but it is not contagious as covid19 is.
- easytiger 7y agoThat's not true. The problem is that a subset of persons require ventilation to survive more so than flu
- bryanrasmussen 7y agoWhy Covid-19 is worse than the flu, in one chart https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2020/3/18/21184992/coronavirus-covid-19-flu-comparison-chart https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2020/3/18/21184992/co... on edit: furthermore https://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/keyfacts.htm https://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/keyfacts.htm says the range of people catching the flu per season is 3% and 11% whereas the estimates for catching Covid-19 are generally around 40-70%
- empath75 7y agothe second number will decline after everyone catches it, obviously.
- bryanrasmussen 7y agowhat is the second number you refer to?
- abiogenesis 7y agoI believe they meant the "40-70%" figure.
- easytiger 7y agoFlus are often widely deflected by inbuilt immunity. The advice didn't take that into account. It also doesn't take into account those numbers are based on pretty flimsy evidence.