Re:2009 flu pandemic in the United States
by tcoff91 on Monday March 16, 2020 @03:08AM
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80% of symptomatic cases needing hospitalization seems very unlikely. That sounds like a biased testing sample that’s not even testing anyone that isn’t extremely sick. South Korean data seems vastly more comprehensive. Most data I’ve seen puts the upper bound on hospitalization rate at 20% which is still insanely high given how high the R0 is.
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Re:2009 flu pandemic in the United States
by gremlinsinc on Monday March 16, 2020 @03:11AM
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Avg age of tests in S. Korea are around 25, avg age in Italy around 65. That makes ALL the difference.