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Scientists Work to Produce Covid-19 Treatments Under New Conditions Sound OnCreated with sketchtool.0:00 / 3:02Scientists Work to Produce Covid-19 Treatments Under New Conditions
It's far from business as usual at the Indianapolis headquarters of Eli Lilly, with only a sixth of the pharma company's employees working on-site to develop potential Covid-19 treatments.
Researchers, initially analyzing data from outbreaks on cruise ships and more recently from surveys of thousands of people in virus hot spots, have now conducted dozens of studies to calculate the infection fatality rate of Covid-19.
Research suggests the new coronavirus kills about five to 10 people for every 1,000 that it infects, though rate varies based on age and access to health care
Six months into the pandemic, researchers are homing in on an answer to one of the basic questions about the virus: How deadly is it?
Updated July 21, 2020 1:00 pm ET
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infectious diseases, Eric Toner, novel coronaviruses, Lea Merone, Lucy Okell, general news, political, medical conditions, epidemics, Timothy Russell, health, outbreaks, life & style, respiratory tract diseases
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