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Re:CDC: Possible ‘community spread’ coronavirus case in Bay ... by dpiers on Wednesday February 26, 2020 @10:43PM (#22430228)
It's not that those people groups don't matter, it's just that if it wasn't COVID-19, it could have been one of a dozen of other common ailments with elevated CFRs for those populations. My Nana beat cancer multiple times, but ultimately succumbed to a minor cough that turned into pneumonia.

Eventually time gets the better of us all. I don't think that's an insensitive statement, just pragmatic/realistic.

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Re:CDC: Possible ‘community spread’ coronavirus case in Bay ... by danso on Wednesday February 26, 2020 @11:19PM (#22430410)
So what in your opinion would present a public health danger worth worrying about? A 6 percent mortality rate? 10 percent? Or is there no mortality rate worth fretting about if it only affects people 50-years-and-older?
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