• onlooker
    2·
    4 years ago

    3: The death rate (at least in the US) for Covid is 2.5% (per 100,000) while the flu is 3.4% (per 100,000) My information may be wrong, and I would be happy if you corrected it, but from what I know of, Covid is statistically less deadly than the flu.

    Sorry, but I take issue with this argument. The mortality rate isn’t and never was the problem with COVID-19, the infectiousness is! When’s the last time the whole world was infected with the flu at the same time?

    • Duel
      32·
      4 years ago

      According to the CDC:

      CDC estimates that influenza was associated with 45 million illnesses

      This was in 2018, worldwide. At the time of this being written, corona cases are counted at 47,434,036. Those are very close numbers, and you have to keep in mind that corona has lasted longer than the average flu season, due to it being able to survive cold climates better than the flu, even though the flu has been getting progressively better at surviving during the winter months.

      Sources:

      https://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/burden-averted/2017-2018.htm https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus

      I replied under the wrong comment, don’t mind the comment under yours @Stoned_Ape@lemmy.ml