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Re:Get Real: no drug or vaccine will avoid a very big corona... by edmundsauto on Wednesday March 04, 2020 @12:42PM (#22485836)
Just curious, what is the mortality rate of the regular flu for young healthy people?
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Re:Get Real: no drug or vaccine will avoid a very big corona... by WaltPurvis on Wednesday March 04, 2020 @01:12PM (#22486155)
For US adults ages 18-49, it varies (depending on the severity of flu strains) between .01% and .02%.

https://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/burden/2016-2017.html

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