{"title":"Estimated COVID-19 IFR was dozen times higher than flu IFR, whereas COVID-19 CFR was several dozen times higher than flu CFR in USA","authors":"P. Rieske","doi":"10.5114/pja.2020.102088","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"There is a dispute over whether COVID-19 is more deadly than the flu Disease mortality does not have to be a parameter that correctly describes the threat Sometimes population mortality does it better However this parameter can be calculated after all and does not help to prevent spread of new disease such as COVID-19 Unfortunately, the IFR for influenza is difficult to calculate Nevertheless, this study makes such an attempt for the USA This was possible in the case of the USA because it is a country that monitors both diseases relatively well According to these data, the estimated IFR (infection fatality rate) for COVID-19 was approximately 15 times higher than for influenza, whereas CFR (case fatality rate) was approximately 60 times for COVID-19 than for flu","PeriodicalId":7469,"journal":{"name":"Alergologia Polska - Polish Journal of Allergology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.2000,"publicationDate":"2020-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Alergologia Polska - Polish Journal of Allergology","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.5114/pja.2020.102088","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"ALLERGY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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There is a dispute over whether COVID-19 is more deadly than the flu Disease mortality does not have to be a parameter that correctly describes the threat Sometimes population mortality does it better However this parameter can be calculated after all and does not help to prevent spread of new disease such as COVID-19 Unfortunately, the IFR for influenza is difficult to calculate Nevertheless, this study makes such an attempt for the USA This was possible in the case of the USA because it is a country that monitors both diseases relatively well According to these data, the estimated IFR (infection fatality rate) for COVID-19 was approximately 15 times higher than for influenza, whereas CFR (case fatality rate) was approximately 60 times for COVID-19 than for flu
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Alergologia Polska - Polish Journal of Allergology is aimed mainly at allergologists, but also medical doctors working in related fields, such as otolaryngology, pulmonology, and dermatology. The main goal of the journal is to ensure rapid publication of important research papers and interesting case studies from the following areas: allergology, diagnostics, therapy of allergic diseases, in particular in the area of immunotherapy, rhinitis, asthma. The Editorial Board accepts for publication original papers, case studies and letters to the Editor. We also publish review articles (both commissioned and those agreed upon with the Editor-in-Chief), articles dealing with standards of medical practice, as well as special issues. The journal is published quarterly. We guarantee short review times (up to two weeks) and immediate publication on-line upon Editor acceptance.
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