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statistical breakdown from the British Medical Association: https://www.bma.org.uk/media/2840/the-hidden-impact-of-covid_web-pdf.pdf https://www.bma.org.uk/medi

by krona 5y ago

statistical breakdown from the British Medical Association: https://www.bma.org.uk/media/2840/the-hidden-impact-of-covid_web-pdf.pdf https://www.bma.org.uk/media/2840/the-hidden-impact-of-covid... I'm sure a qualified actuary will be able to take this data along with models of expected outcomes and give you (well not you, but an insurance company) a fairly good idea of the consequences in terms of lives lost over the next 5 years or so.

ceejayoz 5y ago
That link backs up my statement: it's a bunch of "we estimate" statements and attempts to model the future based on a survey of ~2k physicians. A qualified actuary will likely admit to uncertainty on something unprecedented like the first pandemic in the modern era.