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The personal risk of getting seriously sick is very low. The risk of spreading it to others is very high. And the hospitals are overwhelmed. Sometimes your per

The personal risk of getting seriously sick is very low. The risk of spreading it to others is very high. And the hospitals are overwhelmed. Sometimes your personal risk is not the end of the story.

doctor_eval 6y ago
And once hospitals are overwhelmed, your risk of dying of any cause increases regardless of your age, location or health.
- pxeboot 6y ago
  Is that a major concern? Around me, the hospitals are at capacity for covid patients, but have reserved space for accidents, pregnancies, and other expected needs.
  - macintux 6y ago
    At some point you run out of caregivers. https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/12/22/948908168/tennessee-hospitals-are-disturbingly-close-to-their-breaking-point https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/12/22/9489081...
    - matz1 6y ago
      Probably because they are lying worker/refuse to hire more: https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/finance/financial-fallout-from-covid-19-9-hospitals-laying-off-workers.html https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/finance/financial-fall... The cited reason: 'Lower patient volumes, canceled elective procedures and higher expenses tied to the pandemic have created a cash crunch for hospitals' I wonder if the lockdown/stay at home order has something to do with it...
- jimmckin1 6y ago
  With the highest cost of idle hospital beds being in the intensive care (ICU), people talk as if whole sections of hospitals sit empty waiting for the day when they are needed. Occupancy in ICUs typically are close to full. If they are not the hospital closes more beds so that they remain near capacity.
matz1 6y ago
>The risk of spreading it to others is very high So? The risk of that other person become seriously sick remain the same. >And the hospitals are overwhelmed If the hospital are overwhelmed, keep in mind that most hospital are not overwhelmed, then yes it need to be fixed, nobody said to do nothing, some that can be done: - increase capacity - redistribute patient to less busy hospital - better treatment method - don't test everyone for covid - don't admit people with mild symptom - etc
- amanaplanacanal 6y ago
  I believe all those things are already being done. Increasing capacity is the hard one, making new doctors and nurses takes several years.
  - matz1 6y ago
    Well you would think so but lot of hospital freeze hiring/laying of worker during this pandemic. I'm not taking about making new doctor/nurses, I'm talking about hiring more.

The personal risk of getting seriously sick is very low. The risk of spreading it to others is very high. And the hospitals are overwhelmed. Sometimes your personal risk is not the end of the story.

doctor_eval 6y ago

And once hospitals are overwhelmed, your risk of dying of any cause increases regardless of your age, location or health.

pxeboot 6y ago
Is that a major concern? Around me, the hospitals are at capacity for covid patients, but have reserved space for accidents, pregnancies, and other expected needs.
- macintux 6y ago
  At some point you run out of caregivers. https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/12/22/948908168/tennessee-hospitals-are-disturbingly-close-to-their-breaking-point https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/12/22/9489081...
  - matz1 6y ago
    Probably because they are lying worker/refuse to hire more: https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/finance/financial-fallout-from-covid-19-9-hospitals-laying-off-workers.html https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/finance/financial-fall... The cited reason: 'Lower patient volumes, canceled elective procedures and higher expenses tied to the pandemic have created a cash crunch for hospitals' I wonder if the lockdown/stay at home order has something to do with it...
jimmckin1 6y ago
With the highest cost of idle hospital beds being in the intensive care (ICU), people talk as if whole sections of hospitals sit empty waiting for the day when they are needed. Occupancy in ICUs typically are close to full. If they are not the hospital closes more beds so that they remain near capacity.

matz1 6y ago

>The risk of spreading it to others is very high So? The risk of that other person become seriously sick remain the same. >And the hospitals are overwhelmed If the hospital are overwhelmed, keep in mind that most hospital are not overwhelmed, then yes it need to be fixed, nobody said to do nothing, some that can be done: - increase capacity - redistribute patient to less busy hospital - better treatment method - don't test everyone for covid - don't admit people with mild symptom - etc

amanaplanacanal 6y ago
I believe all those things are already being done. Increasing capacity is the hard one, making new doctors and nurses takes several years.
- matz1 6y ago
  Well you would think so but lot of hospital freeze hiring/laying of worker during this pandemic. I'm not taking about making new doctor/nurses, I'm talking about hiring more.