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If Covid impacted the general population the same way it did kids, this would be over by now. We know who the vulnerable people are, and almost all of them are
by rpmisms 5y ago
If Covid impacted the general population the same way it did kids, this would be over by now. We know who the vulnerable people are, and almost all of them are over 50. I don't think that's the best way to approach the issue.
Fundamental freedoms can be dangerous. This is something that's hard to admit for people who've never experienced the more real side of life, the people who haven't stared death in the eye before.
Patrick Henry was not the only person involved when he made his declaration. Many people died, due in part to his words. Life is nasty, hard, and has a 100% mortality rate.
Let me put it this way: would becoming a full police state be worth it to you, if it eliminated Covid? No? Where's the line?
- tclancy 5y ago> Life is nasty, hard, and has a 100% mortality rate. The same is true of rabies. Say what you actually mean.
- hilbert42 5y ago"...and almost all of them are over 50." Not true with delta, sorry!
- rpmisms 5y agoSure, Delta is more transmissible, but it's not more deadly, as far as any metrics have been able to tell.
- taylodl 5y agoThe story I've heard is Delta isn't any more deadly to the over 50 crowd, but it's definitely more deadly to the under 50 crowd. I understand there's been a surge of younger adults going to the hospitals and ICUs and young children are filling up the children's hospitals. I suspect the younger people respond better to treatment, but I don't have any stats to reinforce that suspicion. Even so, they're filling hospitals and there have already been cases where people having non-Covid related issues have died while trying to find a hospital able to admit them. It's a mess.
- rpmisms 5y agoThat story isn't backed up by any numbers I've seen.