[Black Agnes]

Mortality isn’t the biggie with this virus.

Morbidity is.

What percent of the population under 60 will require more serious medical intervention. Survive yes. But after spending 3 or 4 weeks out of work.

We know a healthy mid 30something. she plays tennis. Her BMI is (was) in the low 20’s. Never smoked, no underlying health issues.

This thing kicked her butt.

She was sick for three WEEKS, lost 30lbs that she didn’t have to lose and even nearly 2 months now AFTER she contracted it (yay, mardi gras!) she still doesn’t have her sense of smell or taste. She’s had the flu several times. She said this was definitely NOT the flu.

imagine what it will do to a 45 or 50yr old that’s on blood pressure meds and 50lbs overweight...

She’s lucky in that her job will always be held for her. Think Della Street.

Rapid test at a doctor’s office, like flu swabs are now, with easily obtainable HCQ/etc to be taken BEFORE hospitalization becomes a necessity is how we restart things.

[riri]

Now imagine it never goes away OR she gets it again next year.

[riri]

How's that work though-every time someone feels under the weather they need to run to the doctors to be tested for Corona? How many people are actually going to do that? How many people can actually afford to do that?

I am not saying you are wrong just thinking through the logistics and what a nightmare this is.

[Badboo]

Female doc in NYC, age 50, says all the deaths she has seen of those younger than her were obese. The Wuhoo loves fat and weight gain is only going to get worse for Americans as a whole. That is a morbidity that can’t be cured. The young ones growing up are setting records in weight. The rebounds will be wicked until there is a vaccine.

[mrsmith]

Good point.
I’ll add that 0.1% may be statistically insignificant.
But it ls still deaths -that are not insignificant.