04-14-2021, 07:33 PM
(04-14-2021, 07:20 PM)baggy1 Wrote:(04-14-2021, 07:13 PM)backsidebaggie Wrote:(04-14-2021, 07:10 PM)strawman Wrote:(04-14-2021, 07:06 PM)backsidebaggie Wrote: I don’t think they think they’re immune, they just look at percentages. What’s the under 40s hospitalisation and death percentage in Brazil? Is it significantly more than here? I don’t know.
The number of people aged 39 or younger in intensive care units with COVID-19 in March rose sharply to more than 11,000, or 52.2 percent of the total, said the Brazilian ICU Project.
That was up from 14.6 percent of total ICU patients early in the pandemic and around 45 percent from September through February."
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2021-04-b...-icus.html
Need some total figures as percentage of cases and deaths per case for context IMO. And how many have underlying conditions etc.
But in any case I’m just pointing out that some young folks will weigh it up and come to the conclusion they’re happy to trust their immune system. Each to their own, and I’m not going to tell anyone what to do.
SM gives you data - 11k in ICU and nearly 3k died in March and you want to drill down into something that you pretty much said couldn't happen. Facts and evidence show that it is possible and if young and healthy people still want to take their chances whilst you stand by saying 'nothing to see here' then as you say, that is their choice, but it isn't a choice made based on facts.
Christ I only said I think you’d need data in terms of percentages and underlying conditions! Surely that’s crucial for anyone who may be weighing things up?
What have I said couldn’t happen?! I know it’s possible for healthy under 40s to die of covid! Of course it is! But the numbers in the U.K. are tiny. And I also know it’s possible for drugs to pass phase 3 trials and later be found to be dangerous. That’s a fact too, but one you’re ignoring. It’s rare, but it’s a fact. Some people have weighed this up (and many other issues) and are wary of long term effects and other things, and don’t want the vaccine. Each to their own.
I’ve never said ”nothing to see here”, you’re putting words in my mouth. I’ve also not said young people are immune from covid. I’m explaining that some people in the world don’t agree with you and have looked at facts and come to a different conclusion. Simple as that! I’d accept it if I were you, or you’re becoming entrenched in the poisonous division I’m worried is going to take hold of the country, and you’re too decent a bloke for that.