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unlike comparison Smallpox had a mortality varying from 33% to 17% according to what I read last [1] Covid has a mortality rate of < 2% in the US mainly drive
by OrvalWintermute 5y ago
unlike comparison
Smallpox had a mortality varying from 33% to 17% according to what I read last [1]
Covid has a mortality rate of < 2% in the US mainly driven by the very old, and severe co-mordibities (diabetic+obese, immunocompromised, etc) that are in many cases annually killed off by influenza & pneumonia. That is why all-cause mortality hasn't shifted that much at the overall population level in the US.
[1] https://www.cdc.gov/smallpox/clinicians/clinical-disease.html https://www.cdc.gov/smallpox/clinicians/clinical-disease.htm...
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- angelzen 5y agoCovid mortality is less than 0.1% for ages younger than 55 years old, and less than 0.0005% for ages younger than 14. https://twitter.com/kerpen/status/1446202920106668034 https://twitter.com/kerpen/status/1446202920106668034
- OrvalWintermute 5y agoAgree completely That is why Do No Harm is so pertinent to the discussion of vaccinate or do nothing when it comes to the very young.