There is a big focus on Covid-19 when other diseases kill far more people

The global infection mortality rate for Covid-19 (WHO/Stanford, 14th October study) is 0.23% which means that one in every 434 people infected with Covid-19 will die.
By Alex Kane
Published 22nd Oct 2020, 06:00 BST
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With immunity levels increasing, including T cell immunity, we should see even this rate decrease over time. But the panic for a vaccine continues. Three deaths out of every 100 in the UK is from Covid-19.

So why the big focus on Covid-19? I would suggest that cancer and heart disease kill far more people than Covid-19. However, tackling cancer and heart disease probably requires lifestyle changes which don’t result in mega-profits for large, global corporations.

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For a multi-billion-dollar business plan to succeed requires a saleable product.

A vaccine will do nicely. Cue, smiley emoticon.

Louis Shawcross, Hillsborough

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