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BeardOfKnowledge

BeardOfKnowledge

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Dr. Prosper Meniere said:
That does need to be taken into account, for sure. But age is still the most important factor.

But it's also why we should mainly look at infection rates rather than death rates to determine who is doing a good job of containing the virus. Obviously they are related though - the more unhealthy people, the more sick people, the more they show up on limited testing.

It's also important to acknowledge that federalism matters. In Canada and Australia, it's the states/provinces that largely run public health care systems. You're better off comparing New South Wales to Ontario, or Victoria to Quebec than Australia to Canada. The same goes for comparing entire unitary countries to the US - some states in the US are doing a decent job while others are getting buttfucked. France is doing shit compared to California but awesome compared to New York.
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As of right now, with no cure, containment isnt really the priority. So death rate does matter more than infection rate. The goal, unless there's some cure coking down the pipe asap, is to develop hard immunity by allowing the lowest risk people to get sick but do so without overwhelming the medical system.
 
Filthy

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ConorMcGregorsBeard said:
As of right now, with no cure, containment isnt really the priority. So death rate does matter more than infection rate. The goal, unless there's some cure coking down the pipe asap, is to develop hard immunity by allowing the lowest risk people to get sick but do so without overwhelming the medical system.
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you'll never develop hard immunity.
you're addicted.

agree on the death rate relevance and the strategy, but how do you do that without contact tracing and antibody testing?

and what if this is like a seasonal coronavirus, and it's just going to come around every year?
 
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