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Same thing happened with COVID. An overwhelming majority of deaths were the elderly. Weirdly so. Kids (outside of pre existing conditions) were basically immun
by paulddraper 1y ago
Same thing happened with COVID.
An overwhelming majority of deaths were the elderly. Weirdly so. Kids (outside of pre existing conditions) were basically immune, better off than the flu.
The “life expectancy loss” metric was much different than raw numbers.
- paulryanrogers 1y agoWas COVID less harmful to kids than the flu? Organ damage and lung capacity may tell a different story as the cohort ages.
- alexey-salmin 1y agoThe real question is: was COVID less harmful for kids than lockdowns. I'm relatively confident it was.