3/n Fact 2: COVID-19 is MUCH more dangerous than influenza
For younger age groups, COVID-19 may be similarly lethal. For anyone over 30, it is much worse. @zorinaq has a nice graphic on thispic.twitter.com/e1DUdK1zcd
Epidemiologist. Writer (Guardian, Observer etc). "Well known research trouble-maker". PhDing at @UoW Host of @senscipod Email gidmk.healthnerd@gmail.com he/him
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3/n Fact 2: COVID-19 is MUCH more dangerous than influenza
For younger age groups, COVID-19 may be similarly lethal. For anyone over 30, it is much worse. @zorinaq has a nice graphic on thispic.twitter.com/e1DUdK1zcd
"anyone" over 30. Wrong! Flu and Covid are dangerous to different people due to different underlying conditions. Flu is more dangerous to those with heart failure, chronic respiratory disease, cirrhosis, and deficiency anaemia.pic.twitter.com/Xbm86flwbg
What's your expertise in this field? And what on earth are you quoting? Where's the link to it?
What that paper does is nicely demonstrate that Covid is considerably more dangerous than flu.
And.....?
@GidMK has posted a thread of "Facts", many of which are not!
I am simply ensuring a balanced viewpoint.
We have had far too many erroneous narratives foisted upon us during this farce, we can really do without any more!
And the paper doesn't say what you claim.
And @GidMK has considerably more expertise in the fields of health and epidemiology than you do, making your opinions on the matter irrelevant.
Being an epidemiologist doesn't make me right, but it is still very strange to see someone cite a paper that they appear to not even have read
You're trying very hard. I read it. Your claim that Coronavirus is more dangerous than flu is generic. The paper is clear. To some people, Flu is more dangerous! The question needs to be asked - why are you so intent on peddling fear and doom? Are you a friend of Mr Ferguson?
Like I said, you clearly have not read that paper. It showed that in-hospital mortality for COVID-19 was 3x as high as influenza, except for adolescents for whom COVID-19 was 10x deadlier. Some groups made up a higher proportion of the cases of influenza
But that does not mean it is deadlier. Indeed, the paper literally says this. What you're suggesting is just a very basic misunderstanding of how proportions work
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