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Below are data for the flu in the US for 2017-18 vs. the Corona virus in 2020. Out of 120.000 deaths in both data sets, in the age group 0-4 years there were 1
by sharken 6y ago
Below are data for the flu in the US for 2017-18 vs. the Corona virus in 2020.
Out of 120.000 deaths in both data sets, in the age group 0-4 years there were 115 deaths to flu vs. 9 to Corona for the age group 0-17.
Flu 2017-18
https://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/burden/2017-2018.htm https://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/burden/2017-2018.htm
Corona 2020 (up to May)
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/coronavirus-age-sex-demographics/ https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/coronavirus-age-se...
- oblio 6y agoA few comments: 1. Based on your flu data, those deaths are for 11 million symptomatic flu cases, vs maybe 1 million Covid-19 cases in May. And that doesn't include asymptomatic flu cases (less often but still happen). 2. The numbers you're showing for Covid-19 deaths are just for NY. The flu ones were at US level. We'll have to wait and see but I don't see why the flu would be deadlier than Covid-19, for any age group.
- oblio 6y agoLet alone the fact that those numbers are for 1 year for flu and only 5 months for Covid.