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Well, if you believe that government interventions are useless in influencing infection rates, then it would make sense to compare case fatality rates instead o
by KMag 6y ago
Well, if you believe that government interventions are useless in influencing infection rates, then it would make sense to compare case fatality rates instead of total excess mortality.
Though, I'm not sure that was the GP's intention.
- phreeza 6y agoNot sure I follow, why would comparing CFRs make more sense? A lot depends on testing in that case.
- KMag 6y agoWell, it replaces one set of variables (those influencing infection rates) with another set of variables (those influencing percentage of infections detected as cases). If you believe that policy has no effect on infection rates, and you believe you can better control for the latter set of variables, then CFRs make a better metric for judging policy effectiveness. I should point out this is all predicated on a statement I believe to be false. (I suspect policy does meaningfully affect infection rates.)