Talk:Prognosis of COVID-19

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Oxford University and CDC says IFR is 0.2% and falling fast

Oxford University and CDC both say according to ALL worldwide data, covid IFR is 0.2% (and falling rapidly because this was before effects of remdesivir, dexomethasone, etc., which reduce mortality 60%, 35%, so ifr overall would fall to 0.05%, plus the fact that ifr for all viruses fall over time, like swine flu which now has ifr of 0.05%). So how the hell is IFR 0.5-0.9% based on ONE country and ONE cruise ship from like day 1 of covid when nobody knew how to treat it?!?!? Covid may be far less deadly than the common flu which has ifr of 0.1% but of course that's with a vaccine.

Also, for people under 70, ifr is 0.05%, or 1 in 2000, the one probably being a very very sick 69 yo male with heart disease, cancer, diabetes, obesity, lung problems, immune deficiencies, etc. Everyone else should be fine, and again, that's before remdesivir and dexomethasone, reducing it to 0.01%, or 1 in 10,000.

For people under 50, far more likely to be struck by lightning multiple times in life than die of covid. Under 22, like k-12 students and esp athletes, almost completely 100% immune.

Merge and redirect proposal

There is substantial overlap between the content in these three articles as well as contradictory statements and out-of-date content in the two breakout topics:

Coronavirus disease 2019 (30,000 daily average PVs, 260 edits in prior 30 days)
Prognosis of COVID-19 (245 average daily PVs, 9 edits in prior 30 days)
Mortality due to COVID-19 (1,400 average daily PVs, 10 edits in prior 30 days)

I've merged unique content from this topic into Coronavirus disease 2019 and propose that we redirect this topic there. Please consider joining this discussion. - Wikmoz (talk) 21:53, 20 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]