06 May 20
@ponderable saidWell there are many ways to calculate the value of one life over the other in terms of treatment, my call would be to keep it simple and figure out which patient would be expected to gain the most time post cure / treatment. This would be the youngest all other things being equal.
This was already published in 24th of March by Dr. Ditiu (https://www.evangelisch.de/inhalte/167558/22-03-2020/expertin-corona-pandemie-trifft-tuberkulose-erkrankte-hart) [German source]
The reasons given are:
* vulnerability of TB atients to any lung disease, such as Covid19
* MD's are pulled to Covid-patients
* Hospital beds needed for TB patients are taken up by ...[text shortened]... orthy of discussion: If I have to patients with potential terminal illness which one I save and why?
06 May 20
@no1marauder saidJust the last one about transportation being restricted but even that is a very iffy. The first three are an excellent argument for the lockdown.
What do any of those have to do with the "lockdown"?
06 May 20
The post that was quoted here has been removedProf Neil Ferguson, the epidemiologist whose modelling helped shape Britain’s coronavirus lockdown strategy, has quit as a government adviser after flouting the rules by receiving visits from his lover (Antonia Staats) at his home.
If he was was "locked down" with Antonia instead of just receiving visits he wouldn't be flouting the rules. Poor planning! (Maybe he needs to revise his model) 😏
06 May 20
@whodey saidThe economic damage is terrible. However, suicide and death due to drug addiction are choices. Dying from Covid 19 because people are unwilling to keep their distance and/or socially isolate themselves or because they are forced by the government to work in environments lacking PPE, is not a choice. I have seen predictions of 3000/day dying in the U.S. starting June 1. Many Covid deaths are not in the stats because they die at home. There aren't enough test kits, reagents for analysis or PPE for administering the tests to the living in the U.S.
I started a thread about this some time ago.
For every 0.4% increase in unemployment, there is a 1% increase in mortality rates.
https://www.genre.com/knowledge/blog/does-an-economic-downturn-lead-to-an-increasing-mortality-rate-en.html
Anyone want to do the math of how many people die from a 1% increase in unemployment in the US?
06 May 20
@phranny saidEverything is a choice, as long as the government gives its subjects the choice.
The economic damage is terrible. However, suicide and death due to drug addiction are choices. Dying from Covid 19 because people are unwilling to keep their distance and/or socially isolate themselves or because they are forced by the government to work in environments lacking PPE, is not a choice. I have seen predictions of 3000/day dying in the U.S. starting June 1. Many C ...[text shortened]... enough test kits, reagents for analysis or PPE for administering the tests to the living in the U.S.
06 May 20
@sh76 said"Nobody"?
Somebody has got to pay for that UBI. When nobody is making any money, that's hard to do.
Jesus now you're channeling whodey, Earl and the other Chicken Littles.