Coronavirus (COVID-19) Discussion Thread

[Scoobes]

Pyro as Bill said:

Scoobes said:

You didn't click on the link did you.

First line:

"A five-year-old child with underlying health conditions has died after testing positive for coronavirus, NHS England has said."

and then further down:

"Earlier this week, it was announced a six-week-old baby died of Covid-19 in Connecticut, US."

Like I said, people dying while being positive doesn't mean Covid killed them.

Given the demographic breakdown of CV deaths, do you think this 5yr old died of Covid of the underlying health condition?

Underlying health conditions range from severe heart disease to completely manageable conditions such as diabetes and mild asthma.

How many 5 years olds do you think will just die of manageable conditions without the virus? Having diabetes or asthma just means certain parts of your body are more susceptible to the virus. Diabetics have weaker immune systems which means they can't fight the virus as effectively. So yes, in all likelihood, it was the virus because it's unlikely death would occur due to only the underlying health condition. 

Looking at the global demographics, 0.2% of infected people under 18 die of the virus. There are approx. 15,000,000 children in the UK. If you let everyone of them get the virus that's up to 30,000 preventable children deaths. Do you think that's acceptable?