Ideally we’d have vaccine, drug, or testing to identify green zones.
But testing hasn’t ramped. Cases haven’t fell. And we have mass unemployment.
We need to make hard choices. Elad helps with new data showing under 40s are 52% of US but 1% of deaths.
So: age-based unlockdown?
But testing hasn’t ramped. Cases haven’t fell. And we have mass unemployment.
We need to make hard choices. Elad helps with new data showing under 40s are 52% of US but 1% of deaths.
So: age-based unlockdown?
Elad’s work is valuable because he pulls data from many countries. Data we only really had over the last month.
Death isn’t the only outcome, of course. The young may still be hospitalized. Or suffer long term issues.
But it looks like they usually live.
Death isn’t the only outcome, of course. The young may still be hospitalized. Or suffer long term issues.
But it looks like they usually live.
A huge question is: for the young who survive COVID-19, are there long-term issues?
It’s anecdotal, but the serious and/or lengthy illnesses of healthy people under 45 like @katgleason & @DavidLat gives pause.
You still don’t want to get this. See also:
It’s anecdotal, but the serious and/or lengthy illnesses of healthy people under 45 like @katgleason & @DavidLat gives pause.
You still don’t want to get this. See also:
