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For a good percentage of the population it is about as deadly as the flu though, perhaps even less. For a smaller percentage of people it’s far more deadly tha

For a good percentage of the population it is about as deadly as the flu though, perhaps even less. For a smaller percentage of people it’s far more deadly than the flu. I still think we could have gotten through this quicker if we didn’t lock down the young and healthy, while taking extra care to keep at risk populations safe.

tootie 6y ago
Mortality rates for flu are correlated with very similar risk factors as COVID-19 and COVID is more deadly by an order of magnitude overall. Also, it is now becoming clearer that children are just as susceptible to adults and can harbor substantial infections and be highly contagious even without symptoms. https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/08/20/children-coronavirus-spread-transmission/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/08/20/children-co...
- DuskStar 6y ago
  IIRC the CDC said that COVID-19 was actually less dangerous for people under 30 than the flu is. Of course, the CDC has not exactly covered itself in glory this year, so who knows.
jowiar 6y ago
There’s a non-death outcome that seems pretty bad and pretty common that’s hit the young and healthy, which is “seriously fucked up for an indeterminate amount of time”. As someone who is decently young and healthy, our lack of understanding of that outcome is what still has me scared of this thing, and why “just let it get everyone get it” feels like a nonstarter.