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Bird flu was not historically routinely tested for in humans except rarely in cases of severe illness. I don’t think it’s reasonable to believe the mortality ra
by orionsbelt 2y ago
Bird flu was not historically routinely tested for in humans except rarely in cases of severe illness. I don’t think it’s reasonable to believe the mortality rate, if it started spreading and was measured properly, would be much worse than Covid (<5%).
- drivingmenuts 2y agoThe infection rate was quite low due to the rarity of contact between wild birds and humans. Now that it's in cows … I guess we'll see what happens. I'm sure it will all turn out fine and we'll have a laugh about it later.
- orionsbelt 2y agoI never said it would be “fine”. If it is as bad as Covid, that would be millions dead. Perhaps it could be twice as bad. However, that is still a CFR of under 5%, nowhere near 50%.