Use of “normal” risk to improve understanding of dangers of covid-19

Accumulating data on deaths from covid-19 show an association with age that closely matches the “normal” risk we all face. Explaining risk in this way could help people understand and manage their response, says David Spiegelhalter

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Published in:BMJ (Online) 2020-09, Vol.370, p.m3259-m3259
Main Author: Spiegelhalter, David
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Age
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Betacoronavirus
Child
Child, Preschool
Coronavirus Infections - diagnosis
Coronavirus Infections - mortality
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
England - epidemiology
Fatalities
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Infections
Middle Aged
Mortality
Pandemics
Pneumonia, Viral - diagnosis
Pneumonia, Viral - mortality
Population
Risk Assessment
Risk Factors
SARS-CoV-2
Survival Rate
Wales - epidemiology
Young Adult
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Summary:Accumulating data on deaths from covid-19 show an association with age that closely matches the “normal” risk we all face. Explaining risk in this way could help people understand and manage their response, says David Spiegelhalter
ISSN:1756-1833
1756-1833
DOI:10.1136/bmj.m3259