Forgive me if this is a cold question; I genuinely want to understand the answer. Isn't a 90% death rate of coronavirus patients on ventilators somewhat in tension with the message that we have to do everything in our power to flatten the curve so we don't run out of ventilators?
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Well, clearly not many more, is my point. The people who survive and come off the ventilator are not well.
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If I may butt in: isn’t being not well after coming off a ventilator better than not having a ventilator to come off and being dead for want thereof? Having been categorised as “vulnerable” by the NHS, I don’t want them to be in the position of having to choose. Unwell’s better.
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The study notes that it excludes folks who haven't died but haven't yet gotten well from the numerator and denominator of the 88.1%. Sample may be biased towards over-65 age group who get ventilated as last-ditch effort and then pass away relatively quickly.
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