American epidemiologists explained why it is not necessary to compare seasonal flu and the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. “Data on morbidity and mortality obtained in different ways, therefore, incorrect conclusions will be made”, – stated in the article, published in the medical journal JAMA Internal Medicine.
According to scientists, we cannot say that the new coronavirus is just another flu, this is not true. Epidemiologist Jeremy Faust and his colleague Carlos del Rio, drew attention to the fact that the flu never caused congestion in hospitals, shortages of medicines and equipment. In the case of COVID-19 there is a different story. Coronavirus is much more dangerous than the already known forms of the SARS, as humanity has not yet managed to work out for him to herd immunity.
Scientists said that in the midst of the seasonal epidemics of flu died, on average, 350-1600 people in the US, but the victims of the COVID-19 times more – 15 thousand people (data at the end of April). So del Rio and Faust encourage officials and politicians to weaken the fight against the virus.
