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> 70% had other comorbidities They still died of CoVID-19. A lot of people have heart disease, or diabetes, or are overweight, or have any number of other cond
by DiogenesKynikos 6y ago
> 70% had other comorbidities
They still died of CoVID-19. A lot of people have heart disease, or diabetes, or are overweight, or have any number of other conditions. If they get CoVID-19 and die, you can't just write that off because they were overweight.
- sorenjan 6y agoIt wasn't just diabetes or being overweight, the article mentions heart disease, lung disease, and dementia. Half of them were 88 years or older. They died either in their homes or in hospice. If you look at the official statistics for the whole country right now, 26% of all dead where 90 years or older, and 41% 80-89 years old. Most of them weren't just a bit out of shape, they were already sick.
- DiogenesKynikos 6y agoI mentioned heart disease. Heart disease is very common, and nowadays, a lot of people live productive lives despite it. If someone is managing their heart disease and living their life, and CoVID-19 comes along and kills them, that's still a tragedy.
- sorenjan 6y agoIf they're managing their heart disease and living their life they're not living in a hospice, which the people in that particular study did.
- DiogenesKynikos 6y agoAnd yet they're still at elevated risk of death if they get CoVID-19, which they probably will if a "herd immunity" strategy is followed. The frustrating thing is that many people will then downplay their death by saying they had a comorbidity.