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60+ NYC MTA employees have died from Covid. Are we thinking that this happened because they had high viral loads?
by kpennell 6y ago
60+ NYC MTA employees have died from Covid. Are we thinking that this happened because they had high viral loads?
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- slimed 6y agoSomething like 0.2% of NYC residents have passed away from the virus. As of 2018 the MTA had 50k employees. 60 out of 50,000 is 0.12%.
- tomrod 6y agoI suspect this would be facted on operators (trains, bus, etc.) versus support/construction/maintenance staff.
- cameldrv 6y agoYes, but they're workers. People generally retire at 65, and in the MTA, I believe you can get a full pension at 55. The population that pushes up the mortality numbers are 70+, and they're not driving a bus or a train anymore.
- asdf123wtf 6y agoAge is relevant here. I don't recall the numbers, but I read that a disproportionate amount of younger people who have died from covid-19 or had sever cases, were healthcare workers. And the theory was that viral load plays a part. The Chinese doctor who blew the whistle on covid-19 died from it, and I believe he was an otherwise healthy 30-something.
- zajio1am 6y agoAnother explanation is high long-term stress related to handling the pandemic in hospitals, as stress has negative effect on immune system.
- nyc_pizzadev 6y agoThe NYC subway system has me concerned. Not only is it filthy, but there is zero air circulation. This means that anything airborne will stay put, possibly in high concentration for a long time. Given the amount of people going thru these spaces, there is a high chance your going to be exposed to something. My concern is that I haven't heard anything on making the stations and cars cleaner or safer.