“how many of these patients in theier 30s-50s require hospitalization for 2 or 3 weeks to recover?”
How many is a good question. Do they all go to the hospital or do they just ride it out at home?
How many in that age group have the regular flu each year and can’t go to work for 2 or 3 weeks, have mortgages, kids in school?
There are a lot of questions to ask, comparisons, etc. I appreciate much of the info posted by you all on this thread, but I’ll try to refrain from asking my questions here.
Oh please.
The question I responded to, and spent some time on looked legitimate.
Then you had to spout off about hysteria, as if we are all upset about nothing but “old people dying”
First off, many of those “old people” fought for your right to a free country, so even if that was all the damage it would cause, that would be ENOUGH to try and slow this monster down. I’m not old but I RESPECT those who BUILT this country through their commitment and sacrifice. Unlike some of you I am not willing to throw them away like garbage because you worried about a thin paycheck.
And, as Black Agnes said, they is a lot of morbidity, 15-20% hospitalized nationwide, and the threat of collapse of healthcare and the collateral damage that would cause. Do you even know how many ICUs are in your county? What happens if your grandbaby has an appendicitis?
But hey, as long as your portfolio looks good.
And a lot of you call yourself “pro life” *spit* Pro life as long as it doesn’t touch your bottom line, I see.
Yes, those of us who have been tracking this virus have been called “hysterical” for 10 weeks now. It gets old. No one here is hysterical. It was and has always been about being PREPARED. And most folks on this thread are just that, prepared.
Actually the ‘go the to hospital’ number is pretty high in my state for that age group. Of the ~500 in the 40-60 age group, ~120 are in the hospital right now.
Ask all the questions you want, but consider that virtually anything you ask will have been discussed over and over on previous threads. Maybe some reading of those threads is a better option than just spouting questions.
(Hint: It’s NOT the flu!)