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It is currently inaccurate to say "it is way more deadly than the flu". This is not politics, this is international peer reviewed science. But of course this will become very political, and rightly so. Because the crap is about to hit the fan.
It's typical and obvious that the fatality rate will be over-estimated initially, since all the early data is coming from hospitals treating serious cases, or medical providers treating moderate cases. Initially any low-symptom or no-symptom infectees don't get counted. You can guess at low-symptom cases who didn't seek care using surveys, but only accurate, large-scale testing will give an accurate read on asymptomatic cases and thus the big picture.Originally Posted by OVC010CB
It is now scientifically within the realm of possibility to say COVID-19 is no deadlier than a typical flu. It is likely more deadly, but traditionally as pandemics evolve the CFR and iFR decrease.It is currently inaccurate to say "it is way more deadly than the flu". This is not politics, this is international peer reviewed science. But of course this will become very political, and rightly so. Because the crap is about to hit the fan.
This thing is shaping up to have an IFR similar to the flu, but is likely more infectious due at least in part to the flu's herd immunity/vaccinations.