You can estimate the IFR once you notice the pattern. The study measures IFR in 10 year cohorts and when you move to the older cohort, the IFR approximately quintuples.
The IFR in the 60-69 cohort was ~0.5%, so yeah it would skyrocket to 2.5% in the 70-79 group. Of course, the point is moot since the current variant is far less virulent than alpha and because it's so transmissible, the rate of natural immunity is high.
I always thought the IFR was low since we had the example of the Diamond Princess cruise ship with 3700 people, where several super old passengers died, but none of the crew.
You can estimate the IFR once you notice the pattern. The study measures IFR in 10 year cohorts and when you move to the older cohort, the IFR approximately quintuples.
The IFR in the 60-69 cohort was ~0.5%, so yeah it would skyrocket to 2.5% in the 70-79 group. Of course, the point is moot since the current variant is far less virulent than alpha and because it's so transmissible, the rate of natural immunity is high.
I always thought the IFR was low since we had the example of the Diamond Princess cruise ship with 3700 people, where several super old passengers died, but none of the crew.