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 There have also been sensational reports of fatalities among infected health workers, however these cases are rare (CFR 0.3%),<ref>https://www.cebm.net/covid-19/global-covid-19-case-fatality-rates/</ref> and primarily affect elderly health workers, with e.g. a median age of 69 and youngest age 50 in Italy among physicians.<ref>https://portale.fnomceo.it/elenco-dei-medici-caduti-nel-corso-dellepidemia-di-covid-19/</ref>
-A meta study concluded that the fatality rate per infection (IFR) is very low for people younger than 55 (less than 0.2%).<ref>https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10654-020-00698-1</ref>
+A meta study concluded that the fatality rate per infection (IFR) is very low for people younger than 55 (less than 0.2%),<ref>https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10654-020-00698-1</ref>
+or even lower.<ref>https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7947934/</ref>
 The hospitalized have a harsher and longer course of the disease compared to the flu, but not substantially.<ref>https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-85081-0</ref>
 A study from France showed that the in-hospital mortality is only higher than the common flu for the elderly.<ref>https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanres/article/PIIS2213-2600(20)30527-0/fulltext</ref>