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Assuming the COVID-19 IFR is 0.2 (as discussed earlier), then it's on-par with seasonal flu. In which case, we should continue taking normal precautions like wi
by Hydraulix989 6y ago
Assuming the COVID-19 IFR is 0.2 (as discussed earlier), then it's on-par with seasonal flu. In which case, we should continue taking normal precautions like widespread wearing masks and social distancing, while especially vulnerable persons should continue sheltering in place. Closing "non-essential" businesses or shuttering medically-necessary surgical procedures again (such as tumor removal operations) are still extreme measures.
Stanford University Epidemiology Study: The infection fatality rate of COVID-19 inferred from seroprevalence data (the SF Gate article originally covering this study was taken down):
https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.05.13.20101253v1.full.pdf https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.05.13.20101253v...
- api 6y agoIt's already well past a bad flu season with only a fraction of the number of typical flu infections. I have never heard of a flu that fills up ERs to past capacity as is now happening in many cities. People are still repeating that it's just a flu?
- Hydraulix989 6y agoWho is saying that? I'm only comparing the IFR.