Re:CDC says U.S. gatherings of over 50 people should be put off
by solveit on Sunday March 15, 2020 @09:31PM
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You're right. I chose the optimistic end of fatality estimates because that's the conservative choice (for making the point I was making) but given that infrastructure will collapse in this scenario the true fatality rate is almost certain to be a lot higher.
Re:CDC says U.S. gatherings of over 50 people should be put off
by __blockcipher__ on Sunday March 15, 2020 @10:45PM
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I would wager that a 0.5% mortality rate is closer to the “real” rate than the 5% figure.
Look at South Korea. Do you see a 5% CFR there? Of course not.
Re:CDC says U.S. gatherings of over 50 people should be put off
by jgalt212 on Sunday March 15, 2020 @09:33PM
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I don't think there's enough data to say for sure on this in the sense that outside of S Korea, very few asymptomatic people have been tested.
Re:CDC says U.S. gatherings of over 50 people should be put off
by selimthegrim on Sunday March 15, 2020 @09:34PM
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Not according to S Korea
Re:CDC says U.S. gatherings of over 50 people should be put off
by crooked-v on Sunday March 15, 2020 @09:46PM
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South Korea's infections have all overwhelmingly come from the same religious group, which tilts heavily towards the 25-35 year old demographic. People in that age group have a very low chance of dying from the disease.
Re:CDC says U.S. gatherings of over 50 people should be put off
by klipt on Sunday March 15, 2020 @09:59PM
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South Korea has kept their infection rate low enough that it doesn't overwhelm their hospitals. The fatality rate is more like 5% if you can't get treated because the hospital is full.
this implies 0.5% fatality rate. That's about an order of magnitude off.