Estimation of SARS-CoV-2 infection fatality rate by age and comorbidity status using antibody screening of blood donors during the COVID-19 epidemic in Denmark – “The IFR was low for people younger than 51 years without comorbidity during the two waves (combined IFR = 3.36 per 100,000 infections)”.

Estimation of SARS-CoV-2 infection fatality rate by age and comorbidity status using antibody screening of blood donors during the COVID-19 epidemic in Denmark – The Journal of Infectious Diseases

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New in JID: A study in Denmark found that the SARS-CoV-2 infection fatality rate was low for people younger than 51 and otherwise healthy, increased with age and comorbidities, and declined from the 1st to the 2nd wave of the pandemic.

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