Quote Originally Posted by Mike T View Post
The death rate of those in their 60's is 3.5% or there abouts - hardly insignificant. And we have almost certainly had far more deaths than the official figures have stated up until now - the deaths in care homes, and those of people in their own homes of uncertain cause - there seems little doubt that many will turn out to be Covid related. One of the now classic presentations is "happy hypoxia" - people with severe pneumonia, a very low oxygen level, yet they are not at all breathless. Breathlessness of course brings you to medical attention - if you are not breathless, and do not present with for example collapse or confusion, you may simply die at home.
Let's hope we have passed the peak - new hospital cases do seem to be going down - and that a vaccine comes along soon.
Did you read the Nytimes article Mike? Most non covid cases that they scanned had assymptomatic covid pneumonia.

The problem with vaccines and antibody/antigen tests is validation. It is a lot slower process than people hope. It is not an instant solution. The press no doubt will keep asking stupid questions..

Granted care homes are a problem.