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Re:Is Covid-19 making us irrational? by _red on Saturday August 21, 2021 @04:22PM (#28260260)
>punitive hospital policies

Why not also put fat people + diabetics at lower priority? Why is someone killing themselves by being 350lbs and having high-fructose corn syrup blood somehow more forgivable than someone waiting for FDA approval?

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Re:Is Covid-19 making us irrational? by ub99 on Saturday August 21, 2021 @04:49PM (#28260451)
Are hospitals overwhelmed because of fat people in ICUs?
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Re:Is Covid-19 making us irrational? by nradov on Saturday August 21, 2021 @05:03PM (#28260559)
Yes hospitals in some areas are overwhelmed because of obese people in ICUs. The data clearly shows that obesity is a critical risk factor for ICU admission.

https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/70/wr/mm7010e4.htm

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Re:Is Covid-19 making us irrational? by ub99 on Saturday August 21, 2021 @05:20PM (#28260678)
Well, I was responding to the comment about fat people in general, not obese Covid patients. I don’t think the obesity factor should be taken into account at all.

Re your response: ICUs are overwhelmed because of Covid patients, not because of fat people with non-Covid conditions.

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Re:Is Covid-19 making us irrational? by paulddraper on Sunday August 22, 2021 @03:02PM (#28268441)
Is that...a serious question?
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