Posted on 07/11/2020 8:44:55 AM PDT by Meatspace
It is not statistically almost zero. More like 1% chance, which is quite high if you think about it. If you knew that you had a 1 in 100 chance of dying from a fatal disease if you contracted it, wouldn’t you avoid catching it? To put it in perspective, the chance of dying from skydiving is commonly estimated at 1 in 1000 per jump.
More worrisome is the potential long-term effects. In Israel, doctors are estimating as many as 30% of “recovered” COVID-19 have suffered cognitive decline. Here’s an article on the topic:
https://mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/idUSKBN24837S?__twitter_impression=true
What a gracious and helpful comment.
(1) The CDC counts “presumed” COVID deaths as “confirmed” COVID deaths.
“The WHO has provided a second code, U07.2, for clinical or epidemiological diagnosis of COVID-19 where a laboratory confirmation is inconclusive or not available. Because laboratory test results are not typically reported on death certificates in the U.S., NCHS is not planning to implement U07.2 for mortality statistics.”
(2) When COVID-19 is present (or suspected) in someone who dies from pneumonia or Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, the CDC classifies 100% of those deaths as COVID-19 fatalities.
“If COVID–19 played a role in the death, this condition should be specified on the death certificate. In many cases, it is likely that it will be the UCOD, as it can lead to various life threatening conditions, such as pneumonia and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). In these cases, COVID–19 should be reported on the lowest line used in Part I with the other conditions to which it gave rise listed on the lines above it.”
In Texas the increase in the Virus case numbers are a lie!
Youtube ^ | June 30, 2020 | Youtube Channel: Gevte
So tired of fearbros. “15 days to flatten the curve” became indefinite shutdown of businesses, indefinite “social distancing”, and indefinite “wear the gimp mask.”
I’m going to presume you’re in the 50-59 age group, which is 1.3%...although, you act like you’re in the lower range of the 10-19 group.
“Healthy young man”.
At least one COVID-19 comorbidity, present in a certain percentage of “young men”, consists of a circulatory system run through with nasty bacteria, no better than a septic tank.
None may speak of this COVID-19 comorbidity.
Neither may one discuss the astonishingly dangerous personal behavior that gives rise to it.
Yeah. “Healthy young man.” Okay boomer.
You are under the age of 39? Okay, fine. 0.2%, so anywhere from 2x-10x deadlier than the common flu for you.
1.3%. If you broke that down almost ALL had some co morbidity.
The hospital described the patient as a “healthy young man” who died of the coronavirus. That’s how they described him to Fox News. They aren’t my words, they’re the words of Fox News.
I thought that too. No name? Make me wonder about this story.
Virginia withheld 13000 negative tests to drive up the apparent rate of spread.
Like saying “you are 10 tines more likely to be eaten by a shark than struck by lighting”, so you are comparing two statistically tiny possibilities. What use is that?
I have no idea how many, but certainly not all. In my circle of family, friends, and acquaintances, I know of four deaths. One healthy but pushing 70, one 31 year old girl, one guy in his late 20s, and my ex’s husband, who was 51. Of the three, the 31 year old did not have any comorbidities. The guy in his late 20s looked healthy to me, but I am not his doctor.
I’ll 99.9% of Freepers have no direct acquaintance with a person dying a COVID death.
One percent is not statistically tiny, especially when describing mortal risk.
You may be right. I’ll wager that it’s highly dependent on where in the world they live.
HOW MANY OF THE 1% HAD CO-MORBIDITY?
“Okay boomer” was meant as an expression of cynicism, not toward you, but toward the entity that uttered the phrase.
I can see how you might have thought otherwise.
It’s a real slam. I’m glad I’m too young to be grouped in that category!
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