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It's not that those people groups don't matter, it's just that if it wasn't COVID-19, it could have been one of a dozen of other common ailments with elevated C
by dpiers 7y ago
It's not that those people groups don't matter, it's just that if it wasn't COVID-19, it could have been one of a dozen of other common ailments with elevated CFRs for those populations. My Nana beat cancer multiple times, but ultimately succumbed to a minor cough that turned into pneumonia.
Eventually time gets the better of us all. I don't think that's an insensitive statement, just pragmatic/realistic.
- danso 7y agoSo what in your opinion would present a public health danger worth worrying about? A 6 percent mortality rate? 10 percent? Or is there no mortality rate worth fretting about if it only affects people 50-years-and-older?