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0.06% is hard to reconcile with 10 out of 712 cases on the Diamond Princess liner proving fatal.
by vmilner 7y ago
0.06% is hard to reconcile with 10 out of 712 cases on the Diamond Princess liner proving fatal.
- sytelus 7y agoThe cruise ship with a higher level of density and socialization than New York City is not really comparable with regular townships. Also, the cruise ship population is very biased towards the old population.
- nutjob2 7y agoDensity only affects the speed of spread. It largely[1] doesn't affect how many people will die. Over time everyone will get infected unless the virus is wiped out. [1] there is speculation that greater exposure to the virus may make some people sicker
- whb07 7y agoI don't understand how the whole age thing doesn't make you think for a second your conclusion is a bit misguided. Can you elaborate how you think a population of average age ~60 handles any disease? For reference, a 70 yo has a 1.9% mortality. A 80 yo has 6% mortality rate according to actuarial tables.
- rimliu 7y agoIt is not. This is very age-dependent. Talking averages in COVID context always reminds me that on average each person has a bit less than one boos and a bit less than one testicle.