I believe the originally, WHO, albeit based on incomplete and confusing data out of China, said it was 3.something percent. It got cleared up pretty quickly as

I believe the originally, WHO, albeit based on incomplete and confusing data out of China, said it was 3.something percent. It got cleared up pretty quickly as the situation cleared up. However, the press keeps reporting the CFR as "death rate" without clarifying the definition nor the distinction between IFR. You then amplify that on social media, and it's become a shit show. "Dr. X [who's really a chiropractor] said on his YouTube video that 5% of people will die!" Even worse, this distinction is still not clear with politicians on all sides. So I agree that professionals have basically agreed the worst case is the IFR is under 1%. However, if you go to non-HN sites, you'll find that you'll have to fight the terrible messaging that's out there.