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How much of the extremely old mean death age do you think is caused by burdened hospitals turning away certain age groups. If it gets bad enough hospitals here
by ericmcer 7y ago
How much of the extremely old mean death age do you think is caused by burdened hospitals turning away certain age groups. If it gets bad enough hospitals here in the US will create rules to turn away people over a certain age.
- arcticbull 7y agoFigure 2 in the CDC write-up indicates they account for a much larger fraction of the hospital admissions, though a much lower fraction of them require ICU admission, and a much lower fraction of them die [1]. This aligns with Korea [2]. The funnel is much, much less forgiving to the aged. [1] https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/mm6912e2.htm https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/mm6912e2.htm [2] https://www.statista.com/statistics/1105088/south-korea-coronavirus-mortality-rate-by-age/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/1105088/south-korea-coro...