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Q: Is COVID really worse than the flu?
A: Yes. Many, many more people are being hospitalized & dying w/ COVID than even a very bad flu season.
To visualize ICU admissions in England compared to recent flu seasons, check out this #dataviz from @jburnmurdoch @FT.
#notflu
A: Yes. Many, many more people are being hospitalized & dying w/ COVID than even a very bad flu season.
To visualize ICU admissions in England compared to recent flu seasons, check out this #dataviz from @jburnmurdoch @FT.
#notflu
We’ve previously written on the current best estimates of the COVID-19 infection fatality rate (IFR) compared to flu: https://dearpandemic.org/real-risk-of-death-from-covid-19/ . #nottheflu #covid19 #flu
Check out these updated COVID/Flu IFRs from Marc Bevand ( @zorinaq).
The IFR tells you how likely it is that a person who is infected with COVID or flu will die (note the log scale): https://bit.ly/3qa1o3A
#IFR #COVID19 #Flu
The IFR tells you how likely it is that a person who is infected with COVID or flu will die (note the log scale): https://bit.ly/3qa1o3A
#IFR #COVID19 #Flu
TL;DR:
For 70-year-olds, COVID is ~25X more deadly than the flu *if you are infected*.
For 50-year-olds: ~15X more as deadly
For 30-year olds: ~5X more deadly
For <20s COVID likely less or equally deadly to the flu.
https://bit.ly/3qa1o3A #flu
For 70-year-olds, COVID is ~25X more deadly than the flu *if you are infected*. For 50-year-olds: ~15X more as deadly For 30-year olds: ~5X more deadly For <20s COVID likely less or equally deadly to the flu. https://bit.ly/3qa1o3A #flu
More great #dataviz from @T_G_White: #COVID killed more Americans in 1 year (345, 737) than the flu did in the last 9 seasons combined (322,423). #NottheFlu
From @CDC: One of these years is not like the other: https://www.cdc.gov/flu/weekly/index.htm #NottheFlu
Mortality Data from the 1st wave in England & Wales also clearly show: #NotTheFlu http://bit.ly/35BPZ4R @ONS
One thing to be glad about is that incidence of flu has plummeted since the beginning of COVID-19, likely due to social distancing measures and potential viral interference/competition with SARS-CoV-2.
Read more from @nature https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-03519-3
Read more from @nature https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-03519-3
There has been only ONE pediatric flu death in the US so far this season: https://www.cdc.gov/flu/weekly/index.htm #SomeGoodNews
So.... just in case anyone you know still asks: NO, COVID IS NOT LIKE A BAD FLU.
Stay Safe, Stay Sane.
Love,
Those Nerdy Girls
#COVID #Flu #Nottheflu #DearPandemic
Stay Safe, Stay Sane.
Love,
Those Nerdy Girls
#COVID #Flu #Nottheflu #DearPandemic
