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Flu has an IFR of around 0.1-0.2%, so SARS-COV-2 is several times more deadly on average. However, the severity depends on different factors. There are studies
by starfallg 6y ago
Flu has an IFR of around 0.1-0.2%, so SARS-COV-2 is several times more deadly on average.
However, the severity depends on different factors. There are studies coming out that draws a link between disease severity (and fatality) and the initial infectious dose.
- marojejian 6y agoDo you have any reference for the flu figure? My impression from reading has been that: 1) figures (0.1%) given for flu are usually CFR, not IFR, 2) there is of course higher variance, since we are not talking about one virus (and 0.1% would be the high end) 3) data quality is poorer (since it hasn't been as high a priority).