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Re:Covid-19: the harms of exaggerated information and non‐ev... by gyulai on Tuesday March 24, 2020 @04:20AM (#22673023)
...keep in mind, that it may be the case that we're being lied to when we're told that young and healthy people have nothing to fear. The following article seems to suggest otherwise: https://www.propublica.org/article/a-medical-worker-describe...
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Re:Covid-19: the harms of exaggerated information and non‐ev... by gyulai on Tuesday March 24, 2020 @04:24AM (#22673043)
Another data point: The following source gives additional detail on the kind of thing that is meant by "preexisting condition" when they say "people without preexisting conditions have nothing to fear". One of them is high blood pressure. Who doesn't have high blood pressure, these days.

https://www.cebm.net/global-covid-19-case-fatality-rates/

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Re:Covid-19: the harms of exaggerated information and non‐ev... by marknutter on Tuesday March 24, 2020 @12:21PM (#22675906)
As frightening as they are, these appear to be outlier cases.
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