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Shouldn’t Covid-19’s Lethality Inform the Response to It? – Reason.com
- Finnucane 7y agoAside from the article's use of questionable statistics, it's worth noting that part of the reason we've had to go with tough lockdowns is because authorities delayed responding at all until things were already out of control, testing and screening is still woefully inadequate, and supplies of essential PPE have been terribly mismanaged.
- wpietri 7y agoThis is an apple-to-oranges comparison. The influenza death rate is calculated the same way the standard coronavirus death rate is: you look at the people who seem sick from it and then look at how many die. If he wants to speculate like this, he needs to compare serological studies for influenza and Covid-19.