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My moms co-worker got it. Now 2 of his family is dead after he spread it. One of those was a 24 year old athlete. Can we PLEASE stop adding to noise on the inte
by libraryatnight 6y ago
My moms co-worker got it. Now 2 of his family is dead after he spread it. One of those was a 24 year old athlete. Can we PLEASE stop adding to noise on the internet with our opinions and pet projects?
Young, healthy, fit people are getting this and dying. Your hypothesis may be accurate overall, I do not know, but frankly it's noise nobody needs.
- gvfdabgea 6y agoWhoever the group is that has been spreading the whole anti-science trend this year is very active in this thread unfortunately.
- VLM 6y agoHow can we fight a widespread infection using emotional anecdotes instead of statistics?
- jawarner 6y agoAn emotional anecdote conveys the personal impact of an issue. It helps with empathy, something OP is not demonstrating. Statistics do back that it is possible for young people to die of COVID, albeit less likely than older people.
- hnrodey 6y agoI have a significant amount empathy which is why I have invested personal time and actual dollars in building this site and engaging in professional discussions. My empathy is primarily towards the people who have worked hard for what they have only to have it ripped away because of arbitrary government decisions. Regardless, the people who have passed directly from and because of this disease is a tragic story in the history of our country.
- irq11 6y agoNationwide in the US in 2020, 7,151 people under the age of 45 have died after Covid diagnosis. Under the age of 25, only 528 people have died. During the same time period, over 50,000 people under age 25 have died from all causes: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/vsrr/covid_weekly/index.htm https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/vsrr/covid_weekly/index.htm