[lepton]

and almost all had preexisting conditions

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Whenever you see that, understand that this doesn’t mean they were already on death’s doorstep. Just one of the pre-existing conditions (EVER having had high blood pressure) is cited as covering roughly 80% of those over 70, and over a third of all adults in the US. Not exactly what we think of when we hear that phrase.

It’s also a different population than those who typically die from flu, as normally high blood pressure does not make one particularly vulnerable to the flu.

[Socon-Econ]

Of course we shouldn’t trivialize old people. But neither should old people insist that the entire country shut down just to keep them alive for a few more years. We are all under the curse of death. When you’re in your 80’s, your entire body becomes a pre-existing condition, and you become less able to fight-off sickness. Until Trump was elected, you didn’t have to be an MD to know that.