Posted on 05/16/2020 4:59:30 PM PDT by entropy12
What is the true infection fatality rate of COVID-19, broken down by age and health status? This is a simple question for which the CDC should have a clear answer by now, accompanied by a readable chart – a chart showing everyone’s demographic risk assessment so that we can better target our infection mitigation efforts. Yet it’s the one thing our government hasn’t done. Wonder why?
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There’s that pareto distribution again.
Think we might want to be making public health policy by looking at the data in detail, and not mushed together in some “average”.
It is obvious that we peasants would not be able to understand the data.
Thus, we need scientists to control our lives so we do not do something that could hurt us.
Thanks for posting.
Schools need to reopen.
Businesses need to reopen.
Those with underlying heath conditions need to be careful.
I make all my investment decisions based on average earnings to price ratios. So I have no problem with death rates of people below age 64 having such a low death rate. Those are 97% of our work force.
And where’s the data based upon preventatives such as HCQ + zinc, Vitamin D, ivermectin, EGCG (green tea) + zinc, etc.?
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Thanks. I saw that.
Facts and data like this keep me coming back to Free Republic for new.
Exactly. This is the information that is needed for decision making. My point lately is now that we’re seeing more granular data in publicly available sources like this, (which must have been available several weeks ago to the public health establishment) its clear that “average” IFR/CFR is meaningless from a public policy standpoint.
Fat tails matter.
https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/mm6915e3.htm?s_cid=mm6915e3_w
...death rate goes up for older people ...
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We each have a set amount of time. Part is determined by genetics/part by environment, which includes lifestyle.
Some young people could have a statistical chance of dying early due to risk-taking behavior. Once people age out of that sort of behavior, genetics and lifestyle choices (plus, I imagine, pure chance), becomes operative.
People 90-102 have been profiled in the media after surviving hospitalization with COVID.
The death rate for older people goes up because they are older. You don’t even need a specific, fulminate disease. Cells don’t replicate correctly; processes are less efficient; tissues become less elastic, organs harden. Millions of things can and do go wrong. Eventually, the meat machine fails.
*The death rate for older people goes up because they are older. You don’t even need a specific, fulminate disease. Cells don’t replicate correctly; processes are less efficient; tissues become less elastic, organs harden. Millions of things can and do go wrong. Eventually, the meat machine fails.*
You so have that right. Our 90, almost 91 year old aunt, died from complications from CoVid 19. She was in assisted living on Long Island. We didn’t realize she had anything other than being 90+. She was independent, and she was feisty. She probably did have something starting to go upside down, but until they tested her facility, because someone positive was sent back there, we had no inkling that she was going to be one of the statistics you hear about. She was asymptomatic when tested, but stopped eating a few days later because food didn’t taste good anymore. Then it took hold of her. She passed in late April.
God bless you, Aunt J!
You are completely correct. Useful info. I neglected to say “My theory is that the death rate FROM COVID-19 goes up for older people WITH NO PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS because they have a greater possibility of having unknown pre-existing conditions.”
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Not many Freepers visit CDC web site.
I get most of my news right here on FR.
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