re: CDC releases new estimates of Coronavirus fatality rate

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So dare I say it.....similar to the flu?

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No. I believe the flu fatality rate is about 0.1%, so this would be 2.6 times as bad, even if you neglected the fact that it’s far more contagious due to there being no immunity.

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Infection fatality rate is 0.26% total

0.87% over 65
0.134% 50-65
0.033% under 50


So dare I say it.....similar to the flu?

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Not really. My understanding is the flu is pretty hard on infants and kids. This one not so much. Mortality rate might be similar but this virus is really only a threat to older folks specifically really old folks and older folks with other serious health issues.

30-40% of the deaths are in nursing homes which are basically people with only a few years max left anyway. A disease that targets infants seems to be a much bigger threat than one that targets the extremely elderly.