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if the infection rate is tracking near to or lower than other European countries, but the death rate is tracking supposedly higher (per million stats don't always agree)..
Isn't this an indicator that our nation is just unhealthier? Less likely to survive a rough bought of flu let alone Covid-19?
Or perhaps we just got unlucky and some majorly vulnerable populations got hit hard first?Comment
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Originally posted by thelastrosbif View Postif the infection rate is tracking near to or lower than other European countries, but the death rate is tracking supposedly higher (per million stats don't always agree)..
Isn't this an indicator that our nation is just unhealthier? Less likely to survive a rough bought of flu let alone Covid-19?
Or perhaps we just got unlucky and some majorly vulnerable populations got hit hard first?
UK is most obese country in western Europe, OECD finds | Society | The Guardian
Same issue in New York
NYU scientists: Largest US study of COVID-19 finds obesity the single biggest 'chronic' factor in New York City's hospitalizations | ZDNetComment
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Originally posted by thelastrosbif View Postif the infection rate is tracking near to or lower than other European countries, but the death rate is tracking supposedly higher (per million stats don't always agree)..
Isn't this an indicator that our nation is just unhealthier? Less likely to survive a rough bought of flu let alone Covid-19?
Or perhaps we just got unlucky and some majorly vulnerable populations got hit hard first?
So while we're not quite comparing apples with pears, we're comparing Pink Ladies with Coxs (insert apple of choice here)Comment
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Originally posted by Mordac View PostOn the plus side, deaths from road accidents and street stabbings will probably be way down statistically. Suicides are likely to be higher. I doubt we'll ever know the true death toll from Covid19, but at least it won't be because the govt are deliberately suppressing the numbers.Comment
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Originally posted by Andy2 View Postpeople are dying of boredom
and boring posts on this forumDown with racism. Long live miscegenation!Comment
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Originally posted by LondonManc View PostStill down as unproven on Snopes: Did Millions of Canceled Cellphones Reveal Unreported Coronavirus Deaths in China?Last edited by OwlHoot; 15 April 2020, 05:30.Work in the public sector? Read the IR35 FAQ hereComment
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Just to be clear the daily sensational 'death' figures are for media consumption and are missing everything that isn't hospital related.
The ONS figures collate everything reported up to the cut off, may exclude some longer running analysis (such as disputed post mortem) but is accurate and does include those from Care homes.Comment
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