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> I personally hate being told something that is patently false, but I totally understand that, collectively, we need to be lied to for our own protection, beca

by MiroF 7y ago

> I personally hate being told something that is patently false, but I totally understand that, collectively, we need to be lied to for our own protection, because collectively we become a bunch of idiots. Yep, I understand this. I've also noticed recent emphasis on the danger of the virus to young people (like this somewhat misleading NYT article [1], although I just noticed that they recently updated it), I suspect because they want young people to stay home. [1]: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/18/health/coronavirus-young-people.html https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/18/health/coronavirus-young-...

acqq 7y ago
Young people aren't automatically immune: https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/11226440/three-junior-doctors-aged-30-struck-down-by-coronavirus-in-the-same-hospital/ https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/11226440/three-junior-doctors-... No sane medical person would connect three 30-years doctors to the breathing machines ("ventilators") unless they actually had to be connected to them: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/health-fitness/body/ventilators-do-work-does-feel-like-one/ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/health-fitness/body/ventilators-... And the "invasive" ones (see the picture) are the last chance for people to survive, but it's best not to come that far: https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/news/article-8131947/Engineering-giants-race-build-20-000-new-medical-ventilators.html https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/news/article-8131947/Eng... That's why it's in the interest of everybody for the hospitals to remain functional and that the current speed of growth gets at least significantly reduced. That's why "the curve" has to be "spread."
takeda 7y ago
Today a person aged 27 died in Poland from coronavirus.
- MiroF 7y ago
  Yes, there are also over 300k confirmed cases of coronavirus worldwide. I'm not suggesting that the young should not worry (indeed, it's something like 10x deadlier than the flu), but suggestions that young people are disproportionately in danger (as the original NYT article did) are actively misleading.

by MiroF 7y ago

acqq 7y ago

Young people aren't automatically immune: https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/11226440/three-junior-doctors-aged-30-struck-down-by-coronavirus-in-the-same-hospital/ https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/11226440/three-junior-doctors-... No sane medical person would connect three 30-years doctors to the breathing machines ("ventilators") unless they actually had to be connected to them: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/health-fitness/body/ventilators-do-work-does-feel-like-one/ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/health-fitness/body/ventilators-... And the "invasive" ones (see the picture) are the last chance for people to survive, but it's best not to come that far: https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/news/article-8131947/Engineering-giants-race-build-20-000-new-medical-ventilators.html https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/news/article-8131947/Eng... That's why it's in the interest of everybody for the hospitals to remain functional and that the current speed of growth gets at least significantly reduced. That's why "the curve" has to be "spread."

takeda 7y ago

Today a person aged 27 died in Poland from coronavirus.

MiroF 7y ago
Yes, there are also over 300k confirmed cases of coronavirus worldwide. I'm not suggesting that the young should not worry (indeed, it's something like 10x deadlier than the flu), but suggestions that young people are disproportionately in danger (as the original NYT article did) are actively misleading.