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Later on, the CFRs settled to about 2.2%.<ref>https://ourworldindata.org/mortality-risk-covid</ref> | Later on, the CFRs settled to about 2.2%.<ref>https://ourworldindata.org/mortality-risk-covid</ref> | ||
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 | 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 fatalities primarily affect elderly health workers with a median age of 69 and youngest age 50 among Italian 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> | ||