Thread: #Coronavirus is not the flu. Here's how they differ, per @NPR's @Pien_Huang:
1. COVID-19 is novel, and that means there's no vaccine and it's unclear how it will manifest
2. CV infects 2-2.5 people vs. 1.3 with the flu...
1. COVID-19 is novel, and that means there's no vaccine and it's unclear how it will manifest
2. CV infects 2-2.5 people vs. 1.3 with the flu...
3. 20% of CV patients are serious enough to go to the hospital, 10x the flu
4. Hospital stay for COVID is 2x as long as flu
5. 8% get the flu. Some estimates are 25-50%, possibly up to 80%, could get CV w/o drastic actions taken...
4. Hospital stay for COVID is 2x as long as flu
5. 8% get the flu. Some estimates are 25-50%, possibly up to 80%, could get CV w/o drastic actions taken...
6. CV could be 10x deadlier. 0.1% who get flu die; est. @1% who got CV have died from it
7. There are treatments for the flu. There are no approved treatments for CV
8. Flu wanes in warm weather; don't count on that for CV which is thriving in warm, tropical places
7. There are treatments for the flu. There are no approved treatments for CV
8. Flu wanes in warm weather; don't count on that for CV which is thriving in warm, tropical places
For more, read here: npr.org/sections/goats…
