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To: dinodino

I don’t think people are saying youth are not affected by Covid...just that youth don’t get as sick...the regular flu is more deadly for youth (for all, actually)


17 posted on 03/24/2020 8:35:31 AM PDT by goodnesswins (Trump is as good a dictator as he is a racist.....)
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To: goodnesswins

Actually, according to today’s figures, for the 10-19 age group, COVID-19 is twice as deadly as the regular flu (0.2% vs. 0.1%).


19 posted on 03/24/2020 8:48:14 AM PDT by dinodino
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To: goodnesswins

...and no, the regular flu is not deadlier for all ages than COVID-19. With no comorbidities, as of today and for all ages, the coronavirus is 9x deadlier than the common flu:

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/coronavirus-age-sex-demographics/


20 posted on 03/24/2020 8:49:44 AM PDT by dinodino
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