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To: amorphous

From Dad’s notes...

The ratio you post looks like CFR (Case Fatality Rate), which is the ratio of serious cases being treated to the number that died.

The missing information is that the “cases” is only a very small percentage of the total number infected.

What is important is the IFR (Infection Fatality Rate), which is the ratio of total number of infections to the number that died.

Several serious analyses have been done that indicate the IFR for Covid-19 in the USA is well below 0.3% and maybe as low as 0.1% roughly equivalent to the IFR for influenza.

The CFR being touted as the “death rate” is widely used by the “fear mongers” to keep people terrified and willing to support their power grab.

~Easy


329 posted on 06/07/2020 1:06:54 PM PDT by EasySt (Say not this is the truth, but so it seems to me to be, as I see this thing I think I see #KAG)
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To: EasySt
Several serious analyses have been done that indicate the IFR for Covid-19 in the USA is well below 0.3% and maybe as low as 0.1% roughly equivalent to the IFR for influenza.

Whatever rate you trouble over needs to be broken out by age group for relevancy in any discussion concerning WWII vets. Your childhood made up name calling indicates a lack of focus necessary for any serious discussion of fact.

Good day, Easy...

362 posted on 06/07/2020 2:00:36 PM PDT by amorphous
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