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RIF - Only a tiny minority of all FLU cases are hospitalized

Posted on: March 16, 2020 at 12:53:33 CT

DHighlander NWMSU

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50% of Corona cases in Italy have not required hospitalization. For the young and healthy the symptoms are usually minor or unnoticed.

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-deaths-from-coronavirus-are-so-high-in-italy/

Almost 1/4 of the Italian population is over 65 and that is the group getting hammered here. They were slow to react and their vaunted socialized medicine was not adaptable enough once they realized that they had a real problem.

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Revised mortality rate (7.59%) - ScottsdaleTiger MU - 3/16 12:22:15

The mortality rate is nowhere near that high. They are - DHighlander NWMSU - 3/16 12:35:59

I wouldn't say "tiny minority" - ashtray UF - 3/16 12:46:30

Only on confirmed cases. This is not hard - tman MU - 3/16 13:10:55

sure, bud - ashtray UF - 3/16 13:26:14

We've got a lot of virus experts on TB now (nm) - mizzoumurfkc KC - 3/16 13:00:40

We actually are. Every year there is a new flu virus and - DHighlander NWMSU - 3/16 13:12:55

RIF - Only a tiny minority of all FLU cases are hospitalized - DHighlander NWMSU - 3/16 12:53:33

RE: RIF - Only a tiny minority of all FLU cases are hospitalized - ashtray UF - 3/16 13:27:32

If you trust their "reports"(nm) - Mormad MU - 3/16 12:44:26

Yes, we have a very skewed demographic at this time(nm) - 4TigersinMichigan MU - 3/16 12:39:37

My demographic is just fine, thank you.(nm) - Toger STL - 3/16 13:00:11

This should be entirely expected - 4TigersinMichigan MU - 3/16 12:28:36

Expectations, accurate or not - ScottsdaleTiger MU - 3/16 14:20:10