
Originally Posted by
Donn
There's no strong evidence that COVID19 is increasing mortality in the most affected demographic over 80. If it isn't increasing overall mortality then COVID is just killing those who would have died of some other form of pneumonia, illness etc. It is not 'insensitive' to point this out. The old and infirm should take measures to protect themselves, but it is a ridiculous overreaction to cause socio-economic disaster by putting the rest of us under house arrest and shutting down trade and travel. If COVID19 had appeared 50 years ago before advances in biotech, nobody would have noticed. It would have registered as a somewhat more severe flu season. Ironic that our advances in technology have ended up giving us the weapons we willing use to destroy ourselves. But hey, "stop the spread" and be a good little boy and do what nanny Morrison tells you and you'll get a big, nice reward and a pat on the head.