Is 71k5 trying to make a point with those figures? Perhaps the point is just information? Is the point supposed to be that it is not very deadly for the young? I think that is the point but I don’t know.
Just looking at the numbers. From what I have read eventually about 80% will likely become infected unless there is an effective and widely adapted vaccine. So only .02% or .8 * 0.0002 * 20 - 49 year olds will die. It looks like the point is that because only 20,000 or so Americans between 20 - 49 will die so that is not really such a big deal?
I just provided the link to the report data, and pointed out the Fatality data, and stated the resulting Survivor rates from their own Infected Fatality ratio data.
Because if you’re not a fatality, you obviously must be a survivor.
You draw your own conclusions, and dispute the CDC data, that’s your prerogative.
If the Infected Fatality Ratio is 1: .054, that would mean 5.4 out of 100 infected 70+ would die, from being infected with the virus. So that would also mean that the other 94.6 70+ who were also infected, did not die.
Hence a 94.6% survivor rate for 70+ infected with the virus.
How long does the National Anthem last? What is the time ratio of that to the game? 2 minutes to 180 minutes… Insignificant. If you don’t like it, change the channel as you would for a commercial & feelings hurt no more.
I have no idea about this but would the fatality rate be any relevant to flu?
I think the chances of someone dying from flu would be lower just because the patient will have a family member present in the room. If you suffer from an unknown virus, no one is allowed anywhere near you and staff is not trained or too scared to take care of you. You might be on your own.
Easy to understand reporting and description of the Covid-19 case fatality rate can be found here, by country (you can select which country’s data you want to see by using the drop-down menu): Link
The latest case fatality rate overall shown for the USA, updated to today, is reported to be just under 3%. The case fatality rate is the death risk figure most reported in the news media, and is calculated by dividing the total number of reported deaths due to the virus by the total number of reported cases of Covid-19 infection.
Of course, that is a different figure than the true infection fatality rate, which could give us a higher or lower death risk figure, for the following reasons. There are likely more people infected than are reported to be infected. Including all the infected people in the calculation would lower the true death risk. However, there are also many people infected who will die due to the virus, but have not died yet. Including these people in the death count would increase the true death risk.
