The P&R Plague Thread (Covid-19)

knapplc said:
This comes how many weeks after the virus has impacted the country?

And he has to dispel misinformation from Trump & Pence first, before just doing his basic job?

How is this OK, Trump supporters?  Why aren't any of you brave enough to defend your guy?
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If you think Trump has handled this well, then you’re flat wrong. He’s botched this from the beginning and Americans are going to die as a result. And this isn’t political talk, I hate Pete Ricketts, but his messaging and inclusion of UNMC was light years ahead of Trumps reaction. 

 
WHO Says The Coronavirus Global Death Rate Is 3.4%, Higher Than Earlier Figures

ROSIE PERPER, BUSINESS INSIDER  5 MARCH 2020

The coronavirus outbreak that originated in Wuhan, China, has killed more than 3,100 people and infected nearly 93,000 as of Tuesday. The virus causes a disease known as COVID-19.  LINK

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This article has pretty good stats on death rates vs. age.  The death rate increases dramatically for those over 50 years old.  

age      death rate

10-49  <0.4% 

50-59    1.3% 

60-69    3.6% 

70-79    8% 

80+       15% 

 
NUance said:
WHO Says The Coronavirus Global Death Rate Is 3.4%, Higher Than Earlier Figures

ROSIE PERPER, BUSINESS INSIDER  5 MARCH 2020

The coronavirus outbreak that originated in Wuhan, China, has killed more than 3,100 people and infected nearly 93,000 as of Tuesday. The virus causes a disease known as COVID-19.  LINK

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This article has pretty good stats on death rates vs. age.  The death rate increases dramatically for those over 50 years old.  

age      death rate

10-49  <0.4% 

50-59    1.3% 

60-69    3.6% 

70-79    8% 

80+       15% 
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But its not as dangerous as the flu...even though the flu has a death rate of <0.1% 

 
Nebraska Health Department is recommending no fans attend the Boy's State Basketball tournament.



 
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NUance said:
If people are saying that, they are sadly mistaken.  People over 65 are at least 50 times more likely to die.  
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It's very sad because that is a common belief at the moment. The flu has killed more people at this point therefor it's more dangerous in their mind. What they fail to realize is we are at the very beginning of this. Even the 10-49 age range is at a greater risk than the flu poses. We need to take every available precaution to limit this. 

 
NUance said:
If people are saying that, they are sadly mistaken.  People over 65 are at least 50 times more likely to die.  
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Infected Fatality Rate is expected to be at around 1%, Case fatality rate is currently around 3% - but to get the infected fatality rate they have to factor in the people they think have it, but are showing little to no signs or symptoms. You are 100% right on people over 65, in fact the average age of Covid deaths in Italy is currently 81.4.

 
FrantzHardySwag said:
Infected Fatality Rate is expected to be at around 1%, Case fatality rate is currently around 3% - but to get the infected fatality rate they have to factor in the people they think have it, but are showing little to no signs or symptoms. You are 100% right on people over 65, in fact the average age of Covid deaths in Italy is currently 81.4.
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But let's be clear here. 1% is still 10 times more deadly than a typical flu season. This flu season death rate was 0.05% so that's 20 times more deadly. This is not the flu and should not be treated as such.

 
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