[cardcrimson]

The take home message, regardless of the details, is that the disease is significantly more lethal than influenza, by about an order of magnitude, and that there is a steep increase in mortality with age.

Whether the CFR is anywhere 1% between 4% is of course important for the people who become infected, but is somewhat of an academic discussion in terms of understanding the how bad the disease is.

BC

Didn't think that is true as a blanket statement. Think it is significantly more lethal depending upon age group, correct? Less for the young (like zero), similar for the middle group, significantly higher for the old (like me).

[cardcrimson]

The take home message, regardless of the details, is that the disease is significantly more lethal than influenza, by about an order of magnitude, and that there is a steep increase in mortality with age.

Whether the CFR is anywhere 1% between 4% is of course important for the people who become infected, but is somewhat of an academic discussion in terms of understanding the how bad the disease is.

BC

Didn't think that is true as a blanket statement. Think it is significantly more lethal depending upon age group, correct? Less for the young (like zero), similar for the middle group, significantly higher for the old (like me).