8 reasons COVID-19 is worse than flu: study

Findings in US veterans show that, for older men at least, outcomes are significantly worse than with seasonal influenza
Clare Pain
Doctors in PPE

US researchers have come up with a plethora of statistics that debunk beliefs COVID-19 is no more severe than seasonal influenza. 

They used admission and outcome data for more than 3600 people (94% men, mean age 69) who were admitted to veterans’ hospitals for COVID-19 between 1 February and 17 June 2020.