35% of excess deaths from pandemic not caused by Covid-19

Re:35% of excess deaths from pandemic not caused by Covid-19 by throwaway0a5e on Friday July 10, 2020 @11:56AM (#23792832)

>No lockdown => hospitals overwhelmed => people can't get care they need or people avoid hospitals to avoid getting sick => excess deaths

>Lockdown => hospitals less overwhelmed => people avoid hospitals due to lockdown or to avoid getting sick => excess deaths (but less than the no lockdown scenario)

Right, but eventually as things taper off there's a crossover point where the first option will have less deaths going forward. Where that crossover point is the point of contention.

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Re:35% of excess deaths from pandemic not caused by Covid-19 by SomeoneFromCA on Friday July 10, 2020 @12:24PM (#23793139)

Really? how exactly would people go to hospital if they are already overwhelmed& Like, have their cancer surgery in hospital cafeteria?

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Re:35% of excess deaths from pandemic not caused by Covid-19 by fzeroracer on Friday July 10, 2020 @12:26PM (#23793164)

Well, no, because we see what happens when we try and go over the crossover point here in Austin. COVID-19 rates go up, hospitals become overwhelmed again and then people avoid hospitals or the people that need to go can't.

Which then means you have to go into lockdown again while people yell at you for going into lockdown not understanding that the alternative was made nonviable due to them not taking basic precautions.

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