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Comment by Magic_Corn at 02/09/2021 at 05:41 UTC
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Flu is less contagious, has lower rate of serious symptoms, and lasts less time.
Also, UK has over 60% vaccination rate and has prioritized their vulnerable population, which reduces risk of death and serious illness, which has high impact on IFR. If anything that is proof that vaccines make you almost 20x less likely to die from COVID as Alpha had a 1.9 IFR.
Delta CFR is 0.2, and is a lagging indicator with UK having a 28 day delay, so they are likely underreported.