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Re:Ask HN: How are you preparing for COVID-19 disruptions? by tebuevd on Wednesday February 26, 2020 @02:31PM (#22426394)
This is so infuriatingly false. The mortality rate for the flu this season has been ~0.1%.

The coronavirus is over 10x deadlier than the usual flu according to early estimates.

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/02/03/the-flu-has-already-killed-1...

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Re:Ask HN: How are you preparing for COVID-19 disruptions? by m3kw9 on Wednesday February 26, 2020 @05:31PM (#22428152)
10x deadlier for 50+ yr olds for younger folks is probably 5-7x lower
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Re:Ask HN: How are you preparing for COVID-19 disruptions? by kps on Wednesday February 26, 2020 @06:18PM (#22428564)
“… and nobody in my Bay area startup is over 50, because we hire for culture fit.”
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Re:Ask HN: How are you preparing for COVID-19 disruptions? by ericb on Wednesday February 26, 2020 @05:41PM (#22428240)
Lower overall, but I believe it isn't lower than the flu for any age range, except maybe 0-10 or 0-20. I'll try and find the relevant study link.
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