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0rganism

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4. so this suggests we have around 6.4M infected not 1.4M

Reply to Bucky (Original post)

Tue May 12, 2020, 03:14 PM

May 2020

by now, someone should have told Tangeranus he can reduce the death rate through increased testing volume. apparently such messages fell on deaf ears and empty skulls

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HEALTH AFFAIRS (online mag): Covid19 "infection fatality rate" is 1.3% [View all] Bucky May 2020 OP

Total estimation as we don't know # of unsymptomatic JCMach1 May 2020 #1

I think epidemiologists have another word for it besides "guess". Like "estimate" or "model"... Bucky May 2020 #2

The 'estimates' vary pretty widely... JCMach1 May 2020 #8

Given the amount of unreported cases that have resolved I think 1 pct is close. roamer65 May 2020 #3

so this suggests we have around 6.4M infected not 1.4M 0rganism May 2020 #4

Of course there could be a significant undercount of deaths, too Bucky May 2020 #6

we need a lot more testing, that's for damn sure 0rganism May 2020 #7

I've Seen Estimates Of 8x Confirmed ProfessorGAC May 2020 #9

righto! CountAllVotes May 2020 #5