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Not sure why you are being downvoted rather than argued with. Here is part of the problem: hospitalization and ICU don't necessarily mean the patient will die
by omarhaneef 7y ago
Not sure why you are being downvoted rather than argued with.
Here is part of the problem: hospitalization and ICU don't necessarily mean the patient will die as long as we have the resources to hospitalize, intubate and medicate the patient.
Once we are out of respirators and the like, then the death rate with these patients will spike.
In Italy, we are seeing younger patients face graver conditions over time as the medical system gets overrun. [citation needed if someone help me dig one up? I can't remember where I read this]
this could be for a number of reasons though:
1. younger people feel invulnerable and go out more
2. underlying conditions in these people x a large population
3. overwhelmed hospitals
Likely, some combination of the above.
- misun78 7y agoThese are all unsubstantiated claims that I am pushing back on against the mainstream narrative. Can you cite data for: 1. "Seeing younger patients facing graver conditions" - are we seeing excess mortality rates amongst the younger population in Italy as we speak (compared to say this time last year)?
- omarhaneef 7y agoI don't know man, seems like you could do a simple google search and find a ton of references: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/coronavirus-italy-update-young-people-hospital-luca-lorini-bergamo-a9402531.html https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/coronavirus-... https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/not-just-older-people-younger-adults-are-also-getting-coronavirus-n1160416 https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/not-just-older-pe... The virus grows fast so the question is what % of people of a particular category who have it will need an ICU/hospital to prevent their death.