I’ve been only watching the death rate. I believe a 1/3 of the densely populated US areas will be infected or have been.GreenLantern wrote: ↑Sat Mar 28, 2020 7:48 amTPS, if you are attempting to allay everyone's fear that contracting the virus is a death sentence, I agree with you. In all probability those who are infected will survive. If you're over 40, you may suffer diminished heart and lung capacities, but survival is likely.tpstulane wrote: ↑Sat Mar 28, 2020 7:05 am 95% of the NOLA deaths are coming from people with pre-existing conditions.
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My concern is that as people read statements like your post, they are more likely to shrug things off with "If I get sick, I get sick... It's not like I'm gonna die." Anything that causes people to trivialize the threat or to relax their guard by thinking, "I'll get over this even if I catch it" is dangerous . Do the math. If only 30% of the country becomes infected, and only 95% of the deaths come from the folks that are already ill, you will arrive at a mortality total that's in the millions.
The common good will be served by overestimating the danger and not the converse.
It’s strictly a numbers game. The virus has to run its course and there will be no stopping it until a vaccine is produced. You can slow it but stopping it is only coming with mass immunization. My mom is 85 diabetes and probably overweight she has self isolated since the beginning.
Saw your story on the grandkid. Our grandkid (2 yrs old) had similar symptoms she was diagnosed with RSV. Not sure if it effects older children.