Re:Bill Gates slams 'shocking' U.S. response to Covid-19 pan...
by nradov on Tuesday September 15, 2020 @12:27PM
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It's difficult to have a sensible, objective discussion about relative risks because the numbers vary tremendously for individuals. Here are the latest estimates of infection fatality rate by age.
Of those that died in all age groups, the majority had at least one serious pre-existing condition prior to infection. In general most healthy young people are at higher risk from vehicle accidents than COVID-19, but the risk calculus changes significantly for those who are older or in poor health.
0-19 years: 0.00003 20-49 years: 0.0002 50-69 years: 0.005 70+ years: 0.054
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/planning-scena...
Of those that died in all age groups, the majority had at least one serious pre-existing condition prior to infection. In general most healthy young people are at higher risk from vehicle accidents than COVID-19, but the risk calculus changes significantly for those who are older or in poor health.