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...and that is where my wife works. As a med tech in a retirement home.
But mostly I was referring to the fact that a lot of her patients that she's known for years are gonna drop like flies.
From old age or CV?
I've stated the above for one reason, the Corona thing is a panic not seen by so-called educated ppl before. Normally, a disease associated with Cytokine storms, like the 1918 Influenza or the Swine Flu, causes those with education a/o common sense to react appropriately, as it affects formally healthy ppl whose immune reactions can't handle the disease.
This pandemic, however, is perceived by the body as no more than a chest cold for perhaps, a vast majority of the non-AARP crowd. Who goes to a health clinic for a something we experience, practically every other winter?
CBOEtrader saysFrom old age or CV?
Isn't that the problem with the question? How an aging person dies of the complications of aging, can be attributed to the cold, the flu, coronavirus, pneumonia, cancer, or just plain cardiac, respiratory, or renal failure due to poor overall health.
The problem is that if he comes out positive for corona, it'll be the one held accountable and nothing else.
Guess we'll find out if any of them put her in their Will pretty soon after all, eh?
...and that is where my wife works. As a med tech in a retirement home.
Booger saysHave they gotten to the point where the employees are betting on who is going to croke next?
That might be coming.
OccasionalCortex says...and that is where my wife works. As a med tech in a retirement home.
Have they gotten to the point where the employees are betting on who is going to croke next?
A nursing home dead pool?
This thing is so overblown. Every year tens of thousands are killed by the "common" flu. Unless this is some new Chinese super weapon, I suspect it is just a big propaganda campaign to cover up the dumpster fire that is called the democrat party.
There is potential scare of the second wave. When Spanish flue started it also was killing mostly old but by October it mutated and started killing most healthy adults between ages 20-30. Thats biggest worry imho.
Why this one is different from Sars and Mars is that ppl spread virus without showing any symptoms for about 4 days. In case of Sars we were lucky that you could infect ppl after you felt ill and not while virus was incubating.
Another grim but practical benefit:
The Social Security system may become much more financially viable due to a mass die-off of the elderly.
They are practically the harbingers of death, with a vast majority of their attendants suffering from either heart disease, pulmonary dysfunction/emphysema, renal failure, type 2 diabetes, sepsis (from prior medical procedures), digestive ailments, dementia/Alzheimer's, countless cancers, or anything else under the sun.
The fact of the matter is that when anyone visits a friend or family member in a rest or nursing home, the usual story is that one of their housemates recently died of x, y, or z, a.k.a complications due to aging.
I've stated the above for one reason, the Corona thing is a panic not seen by so-called educated ppl before. Normally, a disease associated with Cytokine storms, like the 1918 Influenza or the Swine Flu, causes those with education a/o common sense to react appropriately, as it affects formally healthy ppl whose immune reactions can't handle the disease.
This pandemic, however, is perceived by the body as no more than a chest cold for perhaps, a vast majority of the non-AARP crowd. Who goes to a health clinic for a something we experience, practically every other winter?