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Rightquercusalba 1 point ago +1 / -0

the case fatality rate may be considerably less than 1%. This suggests that the overall clinical consequences of Covid-19 may ultimately be more akin to those of a severe seasonal influenza (which has a case fatality rate of approximately 0.1%) or a pandemic influenza (similar to those in 1957 and 1968) rather than a disease similar to SARS or MERS, which have had case fatality rates of 9 to 10% and 36%, respectively.2

The 1957 influenza pandemic was called the ASIAN flu and originated in China. It was spread via wild ducks to humans. Color me SHOCKED!