Originally Posted by
DontLookDown
Of the 200,000 deaths the CDC said 96% had underlying conditions.
So if 96% were going to die anyways from something other than COVID, that leaves 12,000 Americans dead from the virus.
I think it's all been blown out of proportion, but not all of those underlying conditions were going to be fatal, at least not in the short-term
Originally Posted by
DontLookDown
The president comes out and told us not to be afraid of the virus or base our lives around it. He’s giving us great advice.
That's one school of thought (to which I subscribe).
Originally Posted by
DontLookDown
In 2018 48,344 Americans died from suicide.
It isn’t hard to imagine more than 12,000 people dying from suicide due to the implications of losing their jobs, ability to socialize or have access to places of comfort like gyms or churches. The reaction to the virus is likely to be more deadly than the virus itself.
Suicide, delayed healthcare, and other health conditions caused by loss of income, loss of social interactions, loss of purpose, etc, etc... yes it could easily add up to more than the covid toll (especially if you subtract out the covid victims who were on death's door anyway before the virus).