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Old 04-21-2020, 10:34 AM
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Originally Posted by billethkid View Post
At some point we will know better what the numbers really are and their impact on infections and survival.
Where testing has been done there seems to be an underestimating of the actual number of infections. Hence the number who remain asymptomatic is up, total infections are up and the death rate is lessened.

And a new risk calculation comes about.

Once that is known then we can make our decisions how to live our lives. Just like knowing the risks of driving your car but almost everybody does. Or that other group that knows the risk of not getting a flu shot, but choose not to get it.

Right or wrong as time plays out and more becomes known, those same decisions will be made for the current virus.
If you drop to the bottom, bottom line. Almost everyone agrees that those who are dying most are old people.

I'd just as soon not.
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