CDC's New 'Best Estimate' Implies a Covid-19 Infection Fatality Rate Below 0.3%

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2020

Edit.. Correction.. Appeared incorrect to me..

https://www.arcgis.com/apps/dashboards/85320e2ea5424dfaaa75a...

but does not include asymptomatic etc cases never reported

Please stop spreading misinformation. You're confusing case fatality rate with infection fatality rate. There has never been a credible IFR estimate as high as 2%. The previous CDC IFR estimate was 0.6%.

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/cases-updates/burd...

Yes, and remember that the IFR varies widely with age group demographics, from insignificant for kids to damn scary for above 80.

Also, there are other factors than age involved, like obesity and other comorbidities, for those who want to roughly judge their own personal risk.

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