Our governmental COVID-19 mitigation policy of broad societal lockdown focuses on containing the spread of the disease at all costs, instead of “flattening the curve” and preventing hospital overcrowding. Although well-intentioned, the lockdown was imposed without consideration of its consequences beyond those directly from the pandemic. The policies have created the greatest global economic disruption in history, with trillions…
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Stanford Medicine reports “actual IFR from Covid-19 range from 0.02% to 0.40%”
Twelve studies were identified with usable data to enter into calculations. Seroprevalence estimates ranged from 0.113% to 25.9% and adjusted seroprevalence estimates ranged from 0.309% to 33%. Infection fatality rates ranged from 0.03% to 0.50% and corrected values ranged from 0.02% to 0.40%. https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.05.13.20101253v1.full.pdf
Dr. John Ioannidis reports “risk of dying from Covid-19 for ages less than 65 akin to driving to work.”
In this long-awaited follow-up to his interview in late March, Dr. John Ioannidis discusses the results of three preliminary studies, (including his latest, which shows a drastically reduced infection fatality rate); the worrisome effects of the lockdown; the Swedish approach; the Italian data; the ups and downs of testing; the feasibility of “contact tracing”, and…
Reason reports “The CDC’s New ‘Best Estimate’ Implies a COVID-19 Infection Fatality Rate Below 0.3%”
That rate is much lower than the numbers used in the horrifying projections that shaped the government response to the epidemic. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the current “best estimate” for the fatality rate among Americans with COVID-19 symptoms is 0.4 percent. The CDC also estimates that 35 percent of…
Penn State reports “Initial COVID-19 infection rate may be 80 times greater than originally reported”
Now, a new study from Penn State estimates that the number of early COVID-19 cases in the U.S. may have been more than 80 times greater and doubled nearly twice as fast as originally believed The implication is that death rates are much lower than initially believed. https://news.psu.edu/story/623797/2020/06/22/research/initial-covid-19-infection-rate-may-be-80-times-greater-originally
Corvelva reports: “Blood tests in Japan reveal: coronavirus mortality is lower than influenza”
TOKYO. The mortality of covid19 could be far lower than what scientists had previously believed. Even one in ten thousand. This is what emerges from a study conducted by Kobe City Medical Central General Hospital that collected 1.000 blood samples from patients who visited the hospital in late March and early April. https://www.corvelva.it/en/approfondimenti/notizie/covid19/test-sul-sangue-effettuati-in-giappone-rivela-la-mortalita-da-coronavirus-e-inferiore-all-influenza.html
Blood tests in Japan reveal: coronavirus mortality is lower than influenza
Kobe City General Medical Hospital study on a thousand blood samples: only 0.01% died of Covid. The prudence of scientists: do not let your guard down. TOKYO. The mortality of covid19 could be far lower than what scientists had previously believed. Even one in ten thousand. https://www.corvelva.it/en/approfondimenti/notizie/covid19/test-sul-sangue-effettuati-in-giappone-rivela-la-mortalita-da-coronavirus-e-inferiore-all-influenza.html
Scientific American reports ‘Comparing COVID-19 Deaths to Flu Deaths Is like Comparing Apples to Oranges’
A Scientific American op-ed which comments. “The former are actual numbers; the latter are inflated statistical estimates.” The problem with how the nation measures fly statistics are coming to light. https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/comparing-covid-19-deaths-to-flu-deaths-is-like-comparing-apples-to-oranges/
CDC releases “guidance on classifying Covid-19 deaths”
It is important to emphasize that Coronavirus Disease 2019 or COVID-19 should be reported on the death certificate for all decedents where the disease caused or is assumed to have caused or contributed to death. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvss/coronavirus/Alert-1-Guidance-for-Certifying-COVID-19-Deaths.pdf