Re:Missouri found mask mandates work, but didn’t make findin...
by nradov on Thursday December 02, 2021 @11:07AM
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Obesity is one of several critical factors. The obesity rate in most African countries is relatively low.
https://www.wfae.org/health/2021-09-30/novant-says-9-of-10-c...
Re:Missouri found mask mandates work, but didn’t make findin...
by refurb on Thursday December 02, 2021 @11:37AM
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Vietnam has low obesity and has one of the higher fatality rates.
I’d argue it’s all about how Covid deaths are counted and how widespread testing is.
Having worked in healthcare attributing a cause of death is not easy in many cases. There are underlying factors and comorbidities.
In Singapore pneumonia deaths were typically 4,000 per year. That went down dramatically with covid. Why? Because they died of covid not pneumonia.
Re:Missouri found mask mandates work, but didn’t make findin...
by ceejayoz on Thursday December 02, 2021 @09:18AM
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Another reason may be better ventilation.
Re:Missouri found mask mandates work, but didn’t make findin...
by SideburnsOfDoom on Sunday December 05, 2021 @06:44AM
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The last time I was in an African city there wasn't air-conditioning as standard in houses. Sure, windows were open in summer, but closed up in winter. Office buildings had the usual levels of ventilation. I can't really describe this as "better" - how about you?
Re:Missouri found mask mandates work, but didn’t make findin...
by thoughtstheseus on Thursday December 02, 2021 @10:35AM
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The population is perhaps much younger in Africa as well? The healthcare system is also less advanced / widespread so there are fewer people living with underlying illnesses that increase the severity of Covid once infected.
Africa is doing surprising well with COVID-19, considering expectations. Reasons may include:
* Not kidding themselves like UK and US did that they were "world leaders", and had this in the bag. (1)
* Recent and ongoing experience of combatting other diseases, e.g. HIV, TB, Ebola.
1) "In October 2019, an extensive report two years in the making placed the US and the UK first and second respectively in a global ranking of countries’ pandemic preparedness." https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/uk-coronavirus-pandem...