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Re:Deaths due to Covid-19 compared with deaths from influenz... by rimliu on Thursday October 08, 2020 @05:59AM (#24717600) 

   > This is pretty damming to anyone who claims "its just
   > the flu"
Any discussion about the COVID deaths that does not take age into account is not worth the time. For the younger population it may actually look better than the flu.
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Re:Deaths due to Covid-19 compared with deaths from influenz... by pwinnski on Thursday October 08, 2020 @02:31PM (#24722201)
Most of "the younger population" you refer to doesn't live isolated away from everyone else, so their own personal health isn't the only factor to consider.
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Re:Deaths due to Covid-19 compared with deaths from influenz... by funcDropShadow on Thursday October 08, 2020 @09:26AM (#24718891)
But we need rules for the benefits of the society as whole not just for teens.
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