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NurseJackie

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81. Has anyone actually said that?

Tue Mar 24, 2020, 03:24 PM

Mar 2020

The fraud is the [claim] this is an old person's disease.

Has anyone actually said that? I haven't heard any serious or legitimate source make such a claim that "only" old people get the virus... or "only" old people die from the virus.

If 50% of the deaths are younger than 70 (a larger group) and 50% of the deaths are people over 70 (a smaller group)... that seems a bit imbalanced to me and it clearly suggests that older adults are at a much higher risk of death. Or less-likely to recover.

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Please Stop Minimizing the Death of Older Adults [View all] NurseJackie Mar 2020 OP

Yes. Those doing so sound like the NAZIS! hlthe2b Mar 2020 #1

Yes! When I read what Dan Patrick TrishaJ Mar 2020 #10

Yeah, you can. Igel Mar 2020 #14

Actually the first people they killed were the disabled. They used a phrase LiberalLoner Mar 2020 #16

Read more here, please. LiberalLoner Mar 2020 #17

Caring Corrupted: the Killing Nurses of the Third Reich Kittycow Mar 2020 #46

+1 LiberalLoner Mar 2020 #66

You're welcome. Kittycow Mar 2020 #90

With revelations about the Nazis there's always something new to shock you RVN VET71 Mar 2020 #101

local radio blowhard had a stink tank guest on to say old die of pre existing conditions certainot Mar 2020 #61

Doesn't that sound like the DEATH PANELS dear Sarah warned us about? TexasBushwhacker Mar 2020 #69

It's not just older people. Look at the stats OhNo-Really Mar 2020 #19

Yes, certainly! I can guarantee you that NO ONE here is following stats & epidemiology more closely hlthe2b Mar 2020 #20

Dr. Fauci is 79. He'd certainly be missed at this time. maddiemom Mar 2020 #29

He's been silenced IronLionZion Mar 2020 #36

In Logan's Run, everybody is killed at age 21 to make room for the next generation. lagomorph777 Mar 2020 #100

Thank you! onecaliberal Mar 2020 #2

K&R PunkinPi Mar 2020 #3

Thank you for this article ... CatMor Mar 2020 #4

I've noticed that trend, even on here. roamer65 Mar 2020 #5

Trump has succeeded in turning everyone against everyone. sop Mar 2020 #63

It isn't that hard. Caliman73 Mar 2020 #86

K&R, ... it's not just older adults it's people with some conditions too uponit7771 Mar 2020 #6

This behavior is a perfect example of the attitude toward the elderly in American society. Cousin Dupree Mar 2020 #7

Thank you for posting this n/t mokawanis Mar 2020 #8

My states Lt Gov is says old people should be willing to die for economy cayugafalls Mar 2020 #9

Is it the dollar that is becoming the new God? Eyeball_Kid Mar 2020 #13

Same here. I'm 61 and my youngest is 17 & her sister is 21. Alwaysna Mar 2020 #95

My first marriage ended with the death of my grandmother UpInArms Mar 2020 #11

Heh. It sounds like something MY ex-husband would say... CTyankee Mar 2020 #52

Yes people who call abortion murder are the most ready to sacrifice living elderly. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2020 #12

K&R smirkymonkey Mar 2020 #15

It's called triage. Igel Mar 2020 #18

I had a philosophy instructor who described people's concept of "God's will." Beartracks Mar 2020 #34

I Don't Get RobinA Mar 2020 #39

Maybe false argument isn't the right way to put it. Beartracks Mar 2020 #56

The "It is/was God's Will" argument drives me crazy. Stonepounder Mar 2020 #68

What Lt. Gov Patrick and others on the right are proposing is not triage mcar Mar 2020 #77

Nah, it's who has the $$ to pay for the treatment treestar Mar 2020 #99

Source, please, for that perfect drawing. mahannah Mar 2020 #21

right-click, copy image address Celerity Mar 2020 #24

It was used by the original author... NurseJackie Mar 2020 #25

Neither right-click nor original author provide artwork source. mahannah Mar 2020 #60

I don't know how to help you. NurseJackie Mar 2020 #67

I'm 62 JPPaverage Mar 2020 #22

Seriously I have no words for this crap. dewsgirl Mar 2020 #30

My Dad was sick for 10 years...and we knew he would die...thought I was prepared but I wasn't. Demsrule86 Mar 2020 #49

I lost mine when he was almost 92. The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2020 #53

Wow. Thanks NJ. Truest cartoon ever Laura PourMeADrink Mar 2020 #23

Republican Lt. Gov. suggests elderly should be sacrificed to save the economy Rube Icon Mar 2020 #26

Death panels - Pro-life is a myth. keithbvadu2 Mar 2020 #32

That is a powerful video...who is that guy? Excellent thanks...I wish we could reccomend posts... Demsrule86 Mar 2020 #48

The guy doing commentary is Brian Tyler Cohen. kag Mar 2020 #58

Millennial expression for CV - boomer remover. keithbvadu2 Mar 2020 #27

My brother in laws answer to boomer remover was to whip out his shot gun. notdarkyet Mar 2020 #57

K and R it's horrifying. dewsgirl Mar 2020 #28

Thank you JustAnotherGen Mar 2020 #31

Exactly. To treat those in the 60s and 70s as if they are spooky3 Mar 2020 #37

My mother lived to 90. cwydro Mar 2020 #33

This isn't "ageism". It's sociopathy. Azathoth Mar 2020 #35

No closure bhcodem Mar 2020 #38

This Doesn't Mesh Very Well... jayfish Mar 2020 #40

To Lt. Gov Dan Patrick; HEY ASSHOLE, bubbazero Mar 2020 #41

Thank you for this post I_UndergroundPanther Mar 2020 #42

Thank you. This mindset makes me sick normally. we can do it Mar 2020 #43

Ditto. nt iluvtennis Mar 2020 #47

Don't put an expiration date on people. WestLosAngelesGal Mar 2020 #44

Not only is it disgraceful rhetoric...but it is not true...younger people get this . Demsrule86 Mar 2020 #45

Yes, statistics are better now than when this first started out FakeNoose Mar 2020 #62

I was under the impression quakerboy Mar 2020 #96

Smoking would be a likely reason for higher death rates FakeNoose Mar 2020 #97

I remember when my 99 year old grandmother died. MoonchildCA Mar 2020 #50

Blink of an eye Dem forever Mar 2020 #51

I'm fucking 70 and I didn't come all this way just to witness the U.S. implode by ineptitude. VOX Mar 2020 #55

PREACH, Vox! Preach eom The_REAL_Ecumenist Mar 2020 #94

HEAR.HEAR. K&R Guilded Lilly Mar 2020 #54

Yes! Thank you. Ohioboy Mar 2020 #59

80% hospitalizations for coronavirus are 18-65. jorgevlorgan Mar 2020 #64

I have not heard that statistic. What's the death rate among that age group? NurseJackie Mar 2020 #71

I mean in LA county, sorry... jorgevlorgan Mar 2020 #74

50% of Covid-19 deaths are under 70. SunSeeker Mar 2020 #80

I guess I'm not really clear what the point is you're trying to make. NurseJackie Mar 2020 #83

Of course. It's offensive and wrong on so many levels. SunSeeker Mar 2020 #85

I'm not getting that at all. NurseJackie Mar 2020 #87

Oh no, NurseJackie! I wasn't talking about your OP! SunSeeker Mar 2020 #88

Thank goodness! We were talking past each other! NurseJackie Mar 2020 #89

Source, please? nt. Mariana Mar 2020 #72

in LA County jorgevlorgan Mar 2020 #75

I've noticed the same pandr32 Mar 2020 #65

Ageism. Widespread and not often countered. Yes, that. BlancheSplanchnik Mar 2020 #70

This country's lack of interest in, respect for, and value of colorado_ufo Mar 2020 #73

Do these deplorable anti-life cretins realize how many grandparents are raising grandchildren? mcar Mar 2020 #76

YES Sunsky Mar 2020 #78

The fraud is the claim this is an old person's disease. 50% of Covid-19 deaths are under 70. SunSeeker Mar 2020 #79

Has anyone actually said that? NurseJackie Mar 2020 #81

That is the implication of saying old people should sacrifice themselves.nt SunSeeker Mar 2020 #82

Ah... okay. Your point was not clear. NurseJackie Mar 2020 #84

How old is Mitch Aussie105 Mar 2020 #91

"Asking on behalf of a virus" Rorey Mar 2020 #102

Yeah, I have many relatives in their 70s and 80s. Mickju Mar 2020 #92

Thank You, Jackie.. Exaclty.. When you love someone Cha Mar 2020 #93

I was very glad to hear that this virus was more likely to kill older people than young. Chemisse Mar 2020 #98

It's horrible that there is even a need to write something like this Hav Mar 2020 #103

Thanks, Nurse Jackie. greatauntoftriplets Mar 2020 #104

The news coming out of New Jersey is heartbreaking. NurseJackie Mar 2020 #105

I picture my long-gone parents rolling over in their graves. greatauntoftriplets Mar 2020 #107

K&R Niagara Mar 2020 #106