Unraveling the flaws of estimates of the infection fatality rate for COVID-19

Unraveling the flaws of estimates of the infection fatality rate for COVID-19

The infection fatality rate (IFR) of COVID-19 is of importance for policymaking. We show that there are significant flaws in many studies estimating the IFR and used as references by public health authorities.

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of travel medicine 2021-03, Vol.28 (2)
Hauptverfasser: Shen, Chen, VanGennep, Derrick, Siegenfeld, Alexander F, Bar-Yam, Yaneer
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Sprache:eng
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COVID-19
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Zusammenfassung:The infection fatality rate (IFR) of COVID-19 is of importance for policymaking. We show that there are significant flaws in many studies estimating the IFR and used as references by public health authorities.
ISSN:1195-1982
1708-8305
DOI:10.1093/jtm/taaa239