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The opposite happened with H1N1 (swine flu) in 2009, though. The CFR was estimated to be significantly higher during the pandemic but afterwards was estimated a
by nkohari 7y ago
The opposite happened with H1N1 (swine flu) in 2009, though. The CFR was estimated to be significantly higher during the pandemic but afterwards was estimated at 0.02% with 60M American cases. [0]
Policymakers should use conservative estimates to be careful, but we still just don't know how deadly COVID-19 is.
[0] https://www.eurosurveillance.org/content/10.2807/ese.14.33.19309-en https://www.eurosurveillance.org/content/10.2807/ese.14.33.1...
- jtbayly 7y agoThat's a difference between IFR and CFR.