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> Influenza typically has a mortality of around 0.8% The Wikipedia article has a graph, which I assume you're referring to with this figure, which shows the mo
by DeRock 6y ago
> Influenza typically has a mortality of around 0.8%
The Wikipedia article has a graph, which I assume you're referring to with this figure, which shows the mortality rate of 0.8% only applies to those ages 65+. The blended rate for a typical flu season, given in a table below, is <0.1%.
- firebaze 6y agoThis is the (approximately) same graph for covid19 patients. If influenza was a "new" disease to the immune system of western people, it quite probably would be way more deadly. Original american natives would probably agree.