From ae1d8b0ef4eea3c7b70a33827fd44d9c6785369c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "David A. Madore" Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2020 21:23:53 +0100 Subject: Link to Ioannidis paper on IFR. --- covid19-links.md | 9 +++++++++ 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+) diff --git a/covid19-links.md b/covid19-links.md index c06bf7d..776075e 100644 --- a/covid19-links.md +++ b/covid19-links.md @@ -131,6 +131,15 @@ is currently known about SARS-CoV-2 transmission, pathology and immunity. +* [Infection fatality rate of COVID-19 inferred from seroprevalence + data](https://www.who.int/bulletin/online_first/BLT.20.265892.pdf) + (*Bulletin of the WHO*, 2020-10-14) by Dr. John Ioannidis. “The + infection fatality rate of COVID-19 can vary substantially across + different locations and this may reflect differences in population + age structure and case-mix of infected and deceased patients and + other factors. The inferred infection fatality rates tended to be + much lower than estimates made earlier in the pandemic.” + * [Less severe course of COVID-19 is associated with elevated levels of antibodies against seasonal human coronaviruses OC43 and HKU1 (HCoV OC43, HCoV -- cgit v1.2.3