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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThe crux of the problem; '20% of Coronavirus patients need hospitalization'....Dr. Fauci
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The crux of the problem; '20% of Coronavirus patients need hospitalization'....Dr. Fauci (Original Post)
pbmus
Feb 2020
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uponit7771
(90,323 posts)1. Is it similar hospitalization rate as regular seasonal flu
pbmus
(12,422 posts)2. Definitely not 20%...
24.1 per 100,000 cases
wishstar
(5,268 posts)6. Seasonal flu hospitalizations are around 2% with death rate also much lower than Coronavirus
Some estimates indicate that the coronavirus is more comparable to the 1918-1919 Spanish flu epidemic rather than current seasonal flu
Iliyah
(25,111 posts)3. With the 1-2%ers skiping town on their private jets . .
to somewhere else and far far away . . .
Many of Americans do not have health insurance. Some have partial insurance, and some have Medicare and Medicaid (Medi-Cal).
Will they charge Americans for treatment? I see this effed up administration is already saying many may not be able to afford the vaccine and that is some effed up shit.