Re:A Mechanism for Long Covid
by terminatornet on Saturday April 15, 2023 @03:23PM
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> This finding should be interpreted in the context of a 2 to 3 times greater number of people being hospitalized for COVID-19 vs influenza in the US in this period.
> However, the difference in mortality rates between COVID-19 and influenza appears to have decreased since early in the pandemic; death rates among people hospitalized for COVID-19 were 17% to 21% in 2020 vs 6% in this study, while death rates for those hospitalized for influenza were 3.8% in 2020 vs 3.7% in this study.
The gap between mortality rates for covid and the flu has decreased, but covid is still clearly worse.
> However, the difference in mortality rates between COVID-19 and influenza appears to have decreased since early in the pandemic; death rates among people hospitalized for COVID-19 were 17% to 21% in 2020 vs 6% in this study, while death rates for those hospitalized for influenza were 3.8% in 2020 vs 3.7% in this study.
The gap between mortality rates for covid and the flu has decreased, but covid is still clearly worse.
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2803749