COVID Alarmists Channel Chicken Little’s Falling Sky Fears

The following debate originally took place on my Facebook wall…

Governor Andrew Cuomo

Kevin: “It’s just the flu” was irresponsible know-nothingism at the beginning of the month. Now it’s way beyond that, highest order horseshit standing on the necks of the dead and dying

Rayn: Kevin, it’s even less deadly than the flu, you fear-mongering, panic-porn star! Is the sky falling, too, Chicken Little? The CDC posted their most recently updated estimated infection fatality rates for COVID on their website. Here are the updated survival rates by age group:

Scenario 1-2:
0-19 years: 0.00002
20-49 years: 0.00007
50-69 years: 0.0025
70+ years: 0.028

Scenario 3-4:
0-19 years: 0.0001
20-49 years: 0.0003
50-69 years: 0.010
70+ years: 0.093

Scenario 5:
0-19 years: 0.00003
20-49 years: 0.0002
50-69 years: 0.005
70+ years: 0.054

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/planning-scenarios.html

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