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Seems highly unlikely, excess mortality is nearly 0.3% of NYC. You would need 150% of NYC to be infected to get to 0.2%. Many seroprevalence studies with preva
by xorfish 6y ago
Seems highly unlikely, excess mortality is nearly 0.3% of NYC. You would need 150% of NYC to be infected to get to 0.2%.
Many seroprevalence studies with prevalence >5% also show that the IFR is in the region of 1%.
- thu2111 6y agohttps://reason.com/2020/05/24/the-cdcs-new-best-estimate-implies-a-covid-19-infection-fatality-rate-below-0-3/ https://reason.com/2020/05/24/the-cdcs-new-best-estimate-imp... "The CDC's New 'Best Estimate' Implies a COVID-19 Infection Fatality Rate Below 0.3%"