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I think people understand the basics of COVID-19 well. What they don't realize are how many "sick" people are around them. See also the health care debate ove

I think people understand the basics of COVID-19 well. What they don't realize are how many "sick" people are around them. See also the health care debate over "pre-existing" conditions. Until you have one, or have a family member with one, you're pretty clueless. Autoimmune diseases are under diagnosed, but some estimates say it's more than 1% of the population. That's roughly 3.3 million Americans that may be taking medications that reduce the efficacy of their immune system. TLDR; Don't assume everyone is healthy / carries the same risk, even if they look healthy. Edit: Fixed my math.

dobleboble 7y ago
US population is about 330,000,000 so 1% would be 3.3 million, not 30 million https://www.census.gov/popclock/ https://www.census.gov/popclock/
- josefresco 7y ago
  Arg! My bad, that's what I get for commenting while pissed off. I'll edit the original post but thanks Internet stranger!
Seenso 7y ago
> TLDR; Don't assume everyone is healthy / carries the same risk, even if they look healthy. Also, apparently serious illness can increase the chance of miscarriage in pregnant women: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/specific-groups/pregnancy-faq.html https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/specific-groups/pr...: > Pregnancy loss, including miscarriage and stillbirth, has been observed in cases of infection with other related coronaviruses [SARS-CoV and MERS-CoV] during pregnancy. High fevers during the first trimester of pregnancy can increase the risk of certain birth defects. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3203382/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3203382/: > Conclusions. The observed birth depressions were consistent with pandemic influenza causing first trimester miscarriages in ∼1 in 10 pregnant women.
tomp 7y ago
I don't understand why we should all self-isolate just because some people are immunocompromised... Surely x% of people staying home/not working is better than 100% of people staying home/not working?!

dobleboble 7y ago

US population is about 330,000,000 so 1% would be 3.3 million, not 30 million https://www.census.gov/popclock/ https://www.census.gov/popclock/

josefresco 7y ago
Arg! My bad, that's what I get for commenting while pissed off. I'll edit the original post but thanks Internet stranger!

Seenso 7y ago

> TLDR; Don't assume everyone is healthy / carries the same risk, even if they look healthy. Also, apparently serious illness can increase the chance of miscarriage in pregnant women: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/specific-groups/pregnancy-faq.html https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/specific-groups/pr...: > Pregnancy loss, including miscarriage and stillbirth, has been observed in cases of infection with other related coronaviruses [SARS-CoV and MERS-CoV] during pregnancy. High fevers during the first trimester of pregnancy can increase the risk of certain birth defects. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3203382/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3203382/: > Conclusions. The observed birth depressions were consistent with pandemic influenza causing first trimester miscarriages in ∼1 in 10 pregnant women.

tomp 7y ago

I don't understand why we should all self-isolate just because some people are immunocompromised... Surely x% of people staying home/not working is better than 100% of people staying home/not working?!