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"The actual fatality rate of Covid-19 is the region of 0.1%" Fatality rate is meaningless. Even if you don't die, you can't work when you're sick for 2 to 5 wee
by ldng 7y ago
"The actual fatality rate of Covid-19 is the region of 0.1%"
Fatality rate is meaningless. Even if you don't die, you can't work when you're sick for 2 to 5 weeks. Sickness duration is relevant.
Hospital bed occupancy rate and impact on hospital treating other pathologies and injuries is relevant.
> "At least 50% of the population of both the UK and Sweden will be shown to have already had the disease when mass antibody testing becomes available"
It's just pure speculation at the moment. You don't take life or death decision based on such optimistic speculation. This is just irresponsible.
- dehrmann 7y ago> You don't take life or death decision based on such optimistic speculation. This is just irresponsible. Not more or less irresponsible than large-scale lockdowns. Don't kid yourself and think the lockdowns were evidence-driven and accounted for knock-on effects. They were desperation moves.
- ldng 7y agoMost state waited for at least one city hospitals, if not a region's hospitals, to be overwhelmed before acting. Despite hard medical evidence of high contagiousness. Lockdowns were not irrational, just the fruit on not having enough masks ans test ready on time for selective quarantine.
- jamesblonde 7y agoActually he claimed it was based on data they had collected in the last week, but was careful to say that it may change as they collect more data. I assume it is because they are now testing all care workers and finding a large percentage of them have antibodies.