Is COVID worse than the seasonal flu?

Articles, videos and scientific papers on COVID and the flu

Articles

The UK government’s scientific advisers believe that the chances of dying from a coronavirus infection are between 0.5% and 1%.

This is lower than the rate of death among confirmed cases – which is 4% globally in WHO figures and 5% in the UK as of March 23 – because not all infections are confirmed by testing.

In-depth study of Wuhan outbreak reveals COVID-19 survival rate is 99.33%

Even in the elderly, more than nine out of ten survive coronavirus

CNN – How many people die after being infected with the novel coronavirus?

CDC Data Shows High Virus Survival Rate: 99%-Plus for Ages 69 and Younger, 94.6% for Older

Based on the “Scenario 5: Current Best Estimate” for the IFR, Breitbart News confirmed the updated age-specific survival rates: 0-19 years old, 99.997 percent; 20-49 years old, 99.98 percent; 50-69 years, 99.5 percent; and 70 years old or older, 94.6 percent.

Videos

Statistician confirms that the flu has 'disappeared'! And that this is a completely impossible scenario. The full interview with Professor William M. Briggs here.