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To: eetnoyer who wrote (35502)3/5/2020 11:29:10 AM
From: neolibRead Replies (3) | Respond to of 73181
 
Could you comment on how that view if embraced by the general population will impact spread?

I noted in my first response to TWY exactly that, which is Trump is 100% correct in noting that for many people it will be mild. I then pointed out that a pandemic which kills 5% of elderly, but which is typically very mild in younger working age people, coupled with our medical system costs/lack of coverage for many, and our lack of a social safety net for sick time off from work strikes me as the perfect system for encouraging the spread. Edit: And a President who belittles the threat, and has lots of followers who are inclined to disparage science.

No one seems to want to address the above. Its what I find most interesting.



To: eetnoyer who wrote (35502)3/5/2020 1:20:15 PM
From: FJBRead Replies (1) | Respond to of 73181
 
Yes, your statement is accurate, as was the President's.

Healthy people will get the sniffles and go on about business as usual. It has only killed the very old, and immuno comprised to date. One in a million healthy people die.



To: eetnoyer who wrote (35502)3/5/2020 1:32:26 PM
From: FJBRead Replies (1) | Respond to of 73181
 
  • The coronavirus outbreak that originated in Wuhan, China, has killed more than 3,000 people and infected more than 89,000 around the world.
  • The coronavirus is particularly threatening to older people who are more likely to die from the condition than younger people.
  • Children 9 and younger represent about 1% of coronavirus cases and no one in that age group has died from the condition, according to a study published on February 17.



To: eetnoyer who wrote (35502)3/6/2020 1:41:30 PM
From: FJBRead Replies (1) | Respond to of 73181
 
"The best estimates now of the overall mortality rate for COVID-19 is somewhere between 0.1% and 1%," Adm. Brett Giroir, assistant secretary for health at HHS, says. "That's lower than you heard probably in many reports ...





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