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DR FAUCI SAYS IT'S JUST A BAD FLU SEASON

DR FAUCI SAYS IT'S JUST A BAD FLU SEASON | IF ONE ASSUMES THAT THE NUMBER OF ASYMPTOMATIC OR MINIMALLY SYMPTOMATIC CASES IS SEVERAL TIMES AS HIGH AS THE NUMBER OF REPORTED CASES, THE CASE FATALITY RATE MAY BE CONSIDERABLY LESS THAN 1%. THIS SUGGESTS THAT THE OVERALL CLINICAL CONSEQUENCES OF COVID-19 MAY ULTIMATELY BE MORE AKIN TO THOSE OF A SEVERE SEASONAL INFLUENZA; ( WHICH HAS A CASE FATALITY RATE OF APPROXIMATELY 0.1% ) OR A PANDEMIC INFLUENZA ( SIMILAR TO THOSE IN 1957 AND 1968 ) RATHER THAN A DISEASE SIMILAR TO SARS OR MERS, WHICH HAVE HAD CASE FATALITY RATES OF 9 TO 10% AND 36%, RESPECTIVELY.“; DR. ANTHONY FAUCI  
MARCH 26, 2020 IN THE NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE. | image tagged in dr fauci,covid-19,coronavirus meme,coronavirus | made w/ Imgflip meme maker
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    IF ONE ASSUMES THAT THE NUMBER OF ASYMPTOMATIC OR MINIMALLY SYMPTOMATIC CASES IS SEVERAL TIMES AS HIGH AS THE NUMBER OF REPORTED CASES, THE CASE FATALITY RATE MAY BE CONSIDERABLY LESS THAN 1%. THIS SUGGESTS THAT THE OVERALL CLINICAL CONSEQUENCES OF COVID-19 MAY ULTIMATELY BE MORE AKIN TO THOSE OF A SEVERE SEASONAL INFLUENZA; ( WHICH HAS A CASE FATALITY RATE OF APPROXIMATELY 0.1% ) OR A PANDEMIC INFLUENZA ( SIMILAR TO THOSE IN 1957 AND 1968 ) RATHER THAN A DISEASE SIMILAR TO SARS OR MERS, WHICH HAVE HAD CASE FATALITY RATES OF 9 TO 10% AND 36%, RESPECTIVELY.“; DR. ANTHONY FAUCI MARCH 26, 2020 IN THE NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE.