CDC Now Equating COVID-19 to Seasonal Flu for the Elderly, Less Hospitalizations Than Flu for Kids
At the beginning, a lot of people liked to say that coronavirus was pretty much just “the flu.” Then, opinions began to change as the death toll continued to add up.
Now, the CDC is saying COVID-19 is very comparable to the flu – especially for the elderly.
Also, COVID-19 doesn’t really hit kids as hard as adults. So, time to open up schools.
LOOK:
CDC equates covid19 & flu, 5/1/20: covid19 hospitalization rates are "similar to" those in >65 yo's during “recent high severity influenza seasons” & for children (0-17) "much lower than flu hosp rates during recent influenza seasons” (h/t @ElonBachman) https://t.co/8sAdxRPlK6 pic.twitter.com/G2RGnNCZU6
— Andrew Bostom, MD, MS (@andrewbostom) May 2, 2020
Here’s the picture, blown up, straight from the CDC website:
From NBC Montana:
According to John Hopkins University, there is an estimated 1 billion cases of the flu worldwide every year. Of those, it’s responsible for taking the lives of 291,000 to 646,000 people. That’s .03% to .06%.
The CDC puts the mortality rate of the flu even lower — at 2 deaths per 100,000 people.
At some point, America will have to open back up.
But when she does, how bad are things going to look? Will many mom and pop shops be gone? Will they be able to reopen?
Check this out, via NY Post:
The coronavirus pandemic could wipe out 40% of the U.S. economy, quadruple the federal deficit to $3.7 trillion and push the national debt to nearly $27 trillion, the Congressional Budget Office reports.
Fiscal 2020 debt and deficit figures are on track to be the highest since World War II after Congress passed four massive coronavirus response bills; President Trump signed the measures.
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