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Most research suggests that the fatality rate for COVID increases exponentially with age. IMO the health risks for people below <50 years alone probably doesn't
by finolex1 6y ago
Most research suggests that the fatality rate for COVID increases exponentially with age. IMO the health risks for people below <50 years alone probably doesn't justify any restrictions. The stronger argument is that younger people are prime vectors for spreading the disease to people who are at greater risk.
https://www.bmj.com/content/370/bmj.m3259 https://www.bmj.com/content/370/bmj.m3259
- laumars 6y ago< 50 yr patients in hospital is definitely still a problem when you only have a finite number of beds, ventilators and staff. But I do agree their risk is generally lower.
- mns 6y agoIn Germany that doesn’t add up. We’ve been in lockdown, the incidence in people under 79 is almost constant since Oct, or even going down. Incidence for 79+ is almost double and rising. We can’t just blame young people all the time, it’s not like the young are all going and having parties in care homes (where a majority of the deaths occur). There has been almost nothing done to protect the elderly, except a full blanket lockdown on the entire country, and while all age categories under 79 are constant or going down, the only one that keeps going up is 79+ (https://corona.stat.uni-muenchen.de/maps/ https://corona.stat.uni-muenchen.de/maps/). The fact that politicians took the easy way, didn’t come up with a single workable solution for schools or care homes, and then after the summer put the blame again on the entire population is quite a failed strategy.