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>SARS-NCoV19, aka SARS3, is down around the 1-4% fatality level. Just blatantly untrue and easily verifiable as such. The IFR of the virus behind COVID-19 is ma
by helloworld11 5y ago
>SARS-NCoV19, aka SARS3, is down around the 1-4% fatality level.
Just blatantly untrue and easily verifiable as such. The IFR of the virus behind COVID-19 is maybe 0.4%, and even this varies a bit based on demographics. 1% is an exaggeration that I wouldn't expect from an obviously intelligent individual like Stross, 4% is just way out in left field as far as misstating the basic facts goes. I generally detest the highly politicized phrase "misinformation", but percentages like these almost give it legitimacy in the context of debate about COVID.