Because

the steps taken to prevent corona deaths result in a greater number of (more significantly) premature deaths from other causes (eg cancer) than lives saved from corona, presumably ...?

Posted By: paulg on May 12th 2020 at 12:41:30

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36,600 Uk Covid Related deaths,only up to 02/05/20 (General Chat) - Augustus Pablo, May 12, 09:58:05
- Official U.K. figure now 40011 (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, May 12, 12:10:11
- 45% over 85, 88% over 65 (General Chat) - Old Git, May 12, 10:50:53
  - Our neighbours have two young girls at home, 20 and 22 - they love it. (General Chat) - CB41, May 12, 11:45:52
  - But the lockdown isn’t about personal risk (General Chat) - SCC 28, May 12, 11:34:38
- I stongly suspect (General Chat) - paulg, May 12, 10:50:45
  - Yes, I’ve got an oncologist chum who’s getting very cross about it (General Chat) - Old Git, May 12, 10:53:27
    - Most of the elderly deaths don’t even get to hospital (General Chat) - SCC 28, May 12, 11:45:50
      - Because (General Chat) - paulg, May 12, 12:41:30
        
        Ok so it’s the steps (General Chat) - SCC 28, May 12, 13:03:38
        
        clearly rubbish? (General Chat) - paulg, May 12, 13:15:20
        
        Of course people will die from other things (General Chat) - SCC 28, May 12, 13:22:27
        
        not in those numbers? (General Chat) - paulg, May 12, 13:42:44
    - its even worse out in the regions (General Chat) - CWC, May 12, 11:07:08
    - a calculation based on (General Chat) - paulg, May 12, 11:03:54

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