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by FabHK 2296 days ago
> Yes, it is like the flu. H1N1 Influenza A has a ~10% mortality rate in the elderly, similar to nCoV-19.

Just as a reminder, the 2009 H1N1 pandemic killed maybe half a million people (150,000–575,000) with a CFR of 0.01-0.08%.

Here, current CFR estimates are 5 to 100 times higher.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_flu_pandemic