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Cetacea

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10. They are much healthier than Americans

Sat Mar 14, 2020, 03:57 PM

Mar 2020

Got to love American's complete trust in what is being reported. I've noticed that nobody is reporting on the 18 out of 25 new cases in Florida that are under the age of sixty. It seems to me that it is statistically significant...

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More than 50% of those in France ICU's are younger than 60. [View all] dewsgirl Mar 2020 OP

Be curious to know the number of active smokers greenjar_01 Mar 2020 #1

Yes... sadly the French people's stubbornness about giving up cigarettes may be exacting a cost. hlthe2b Mar 2020 #4

Same true in Italy, especially northern Italy greenjar_01 Mar 2020 #7

And in the US our problem will be obesity n/t FreeState Mar 2020 #40

and diabetes AlexSFCA Mar 2020 #50

+1 dalton99a Mar 2020 #13

Can you do a chart on the new numbers in Florida? 18/25 under age 60 Cetacea Mar 2020 #22

In china, many men smoke. That may have skewed the ratio of men to women dying applegrove Mar 2020 #14

It did, it was like 24 percent of females and 49 percent of males. dewsgirl Mar 2020 #24

France ranks in the 60's dewsgirl Mar 2020 #27

Lot smokers over there, right? Wounded Bear Mar 2020 #2

yet the French enjoy second highest longevity in the world. Americans need to focus on their calorie Cetacea Mar 2020 #20

This message was self-deleted by its author Cetacea Mar 2020 #21

France actually ranks in the 60's as far as countries with smokers. dewsgirl Mar 2020 #29

The Andorra and Luxembourg numbers seem completely insane IronLionZion Mar 2020 #51

It's got to be way more than that 18 cigarettes isn't even dewsgirl Mar 2020 #55

Holy shit! SunSeeker Mar 2020 #3

There is a difference between catching this virus and dying from it... abqtommy Mar 2020 #5

I think you missed the ICU part of the statement mucifer Mar 2020 #6

Didn't miss it. Being in ICU is one thing, being dead is another... abqtommy Mar 2020 #8

You get dead a lot quicker if you need to be in an ICU but none are available Steven Maurer Mar 2020 #16

My mom was an ICU/CCU nurse, this can be the last dewsgirl Mar 2020 #25

Being outside the ICU because there aren't enough beds can be a death sentence. n/t pnwmom Mar 2020 #46

Oh damn Roland99 Mar 2020 #9

South Korea is higher I believe, France ranks in the 60's. dewsgirl Mar 2020 #26

They are much healthier than Americans Cetacea Mar 2020 #10

to me it's not the cases under 60. It's the ICU part. We have been told under 60 and it will mucifer Mar 2020 #12

True Cetacea Mar 2020 #17

Under 60 and no underlying health Phoenix61 Mar 2020 #31

Except they say to stay home unless you're very sick. nt pnwmom Mar 2020 #47

They advise calling your doctor first to triage IronLionZion Mar 2020 #52

And when you do the doctor will say to stay home, unless you're very sick. pnwmom Mar 2020 #54

America doesn't ration health care IronLionZion Mar 2020 #56

It is, lots of stories like this media is going out of their way to avoid. dewsgirl Mar 2020 #35

+1000 Cetacea Mar 2020 #45

Oh no, by all means I posted and then got busy. You are dewsgirl Mar 2020 #49

Kick and rec!! Dennis Donovan Mar 2020 #11

People keep mentioning smoking in this thread, France ranks in the 60's dewsgirl Mar 2020 #30

That's ordinal rank tho Loki Liesmith Mar 2020 #38

To make a bad situation worse, the Yellow Jackets are breaking the mass-gathering ban Dennis Donovan Mar 2020 #15

Betcha Putin is behind this stunt dalton99a Mar 2020 #18

Probably. Dennis Donovan Mar 2020 #23

I haven't followed their movements in a few years, are they dewsgirl Mar 2020 #32

They're all over the place Recursion Mar 2020 #34

Thank you. dewsgirl Mar 2020 #36

It's supposed to be a socioeconomic movement, but they have large alt-right faction Dennis Donovan Mar 2020 #41

Ugh not now lunasun Mar 2020 #44

Are they triage-ing out the older ones? Hekate Mar 2020 #19

This was my first thought. unitedwethrive Mar 2020 #33

Not yet. Hospitals are still below capacity Recursion Mar 2020 #37

Thanks Hekate Mar 2020 #39

What's less clear is how long the housecall system can continue Recursion Mar 2020 #48

She issued a correction - it's 50% of the 300 serious cases, not all ICUs. TwilightZone Mar 2020 #28

So much for that lie about "people under 60 are low risk" SiliconValley_Dem Mar 2020 #42

All those rumors coming from China are panning out and dewsgirl Mar 2020 #43

"This Tweet is unavailable", as of 6:30pm EDT. TheRickles Mar 2020 #53