COVID may be less deadly than influenza; annual vaccination is key to keep severity at bay, says expert - News9 LIVE

Seasonal influenza’s infection-fatality rate (IFR) sits between 0.01 and 0.05 per cent.

The COVID-19 viral infection could now be less deadlier than flu in the United Kingdom, infectious diseases expert Professor Paul Hunter said. Although, he warned, another variant could still change … [+2797 chars]

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