Re:U.S. field hospitals stand down, most without treating an...
by lukas099 on Friday May 08, 2020 @05:01PM
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According to The Economist, the average lifetime lost per covid death is over 10 years.
https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2020/05/02/would-mo...
Re:U.S. field hospitals stand down, most without treating an...
by marcell on Friday May 08, 2020 @05:18PM
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Well, it's worth keeping in mind that the risk of death from a coronavirus infection is comparable to the annual risk of death from all causes. Coronavirus infection though is a once per lifetime risk, whereas all-cause mortality occurs every year.
Just as a random comparable, the annual risk of getting cancer if you're 35 years old is around 0.1%, and the annual risk of having a heart attack is around 0.5% (higher for men, lower for women). All of those diseases would have similar average lifetime lost as covid, but the risk is continuous, not a once per lifetime occurance.
About half of Covid deaths are in nursing homes. The median lifespan after entering a nursing home is 5 months, and the mean is 13 months.
Coronavirus is very infectious, so if it enters a nursing home, it could easily spread and wipe out everyone who was on the brink of dearth, or on a fragile state.