Kevin Duffy compares Covid-19 to other fatality risks

Thanks in part to all of the confusion (fake news, politicized science), most people have overestimated the risk of death from the coronavirus. If you're under the age of 50, your chances of dying from the coronavirus if infected are less than 1 in 5,000. Assuming you have a 20% chance of getting infected over your lifetime, the odds of dying are 1 in 25,000. And this assumes our ability to treat this disease doesn't  improve and herd immunity won't reduce the risk of infection. 

How does Covid compare to other fatality risks over a lifetime? 

heart disease = 1 in 6 

cancer = 1 in 7

drug overdose = 1 in 98

car accident = 1 in 106

choking on food = 1 in 2,618

sunstroke = 1 in 7,770

bee sting = 1 in 54,000

dog attack = 1 in 119,000

lightning = 1 in 181,000

plane crash = 1 in 250,000?

Despite these risks, we still drive, fly, own pets, go outside and put unhealthy things into our bodies.

~ Kevin Duffy