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> Every year from all people in the US aged between 75 and 85 about 5% dies. Keep in mind that right now covid-19 is the leading cause of death in the US. htt
by rualca 6y ago
> Every year from all people in the US aged between 75 and 85 about 5% dies.
Keep in mind that right now covid-19 is the leading cause of death in the US.
https://www.webmd.com/lung/news/20201217/covid-19-ranks-as-a-leading-cause-of-death-inus https://www.webmd.com/lung/news/20201217/covid-19-ranks-as-a...
Unlike cancer and heart disease, covid19 can be prevented or even erradicated with small behavioral changes.
- throwaway201103 6y agoI think the evidence is that it cannot. COVID has been spiking here since November and everyone is wearing masks. I'm not sure what more could be done. Complete lockdown is, like any extreme measure, not practically possible. People need to eat, essential things need to get done.
- rualca 6y ago> I think the evidence is that it cannot. Only if you if you intentionally ignore reality. Spain decimated it's spread rate during the first lockdown, running down their 800 daily deaths down to zero in amout a month of lockdown. Every single time a restrictive lockdown was imposed for over 3 weeks, spread and death rates dropped to a fraction of their initial rate. > I'm not sure what more could be done. The US is renowned for doing barely anything. Politically the US even rejects the use of facial masks. That's telling.