# How does the pandemic end?

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**Created:** [November 23, 2020, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-the-pandemic-end/926229 "2020-11-23T02:23:28Z")\
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> [@RitterSport](#):
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> This isn’t my understanding. Can you provide a cite for this claim?

Uhh, what is your understanding? It was quoted recently in a topic around here that under 50 it’s an IFR of close to zero. I’ll see if I can find it.

Here:

> [@Current estimates of COVID-19 Mortality Rates?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/current-estimates-of-covid-19-mortality-rates/921433/5):
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> Here’s the CDC’s current best estimate of the infection fatality rate (deaths/total infections): [COVID-19 Pandemic Planning Scenarios | CDC](https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/planning-scenarios.html) (see Table 1 about halfway down the page, “Scenario 5” column) 0-19 years: 0.0003% 20-49 years: 0.02% 50-69 years: 0.5% 70+ years: 5.4% Here is a Swiss study with similar numbers: [https://osf.io/wdbpe/](https://osf.io/wdbpe/) 5-9 years: 0.0016% 10-19 years: 0.00032% 20-49 years: 0.0092% 50-64 years: 0.14% 65+ years: 5.6% All: 0.64% A meta-analysis of IFR studies from…

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