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Old 09-18-2020, 02:46 PM   #42346
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But the fatality rate among "known cases" is already flawed. That's the point that people seem to be missing. If 3 people have died out of the 100 known cases, but 500 people are walking around with COVID without even knowing it, the fatality rate is not 3%.
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And the death rate among college students doesn't come anywhere near .26%, so it kind of evens out.
It doesn't "even out." If the mortality rate among 70+ and people with preexisting conditions is even 1%, you're still looking at ~ 1 million people dying before herd immunity could be theoretically reached, which to reiterate, may not even be a thing because immunity might only be temporary.
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