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Originally Posted by jamesnmlaw View Post
to calc your chances: # of deaths from virus / # of outcome

# of outcome = # of recovered cases + # of deaths from virus

for the US, as of yesterday, 10.65% chance of dying if you get infected
Your formula is nonsense, and we don't really know any of these numbers with any degree of accuracy.


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One very interesting thing I read about Sweden yesterday is that 79% of their deaths occurred in nursing/convalescent homes.
Not sure why that is.
But given their approach, the deaths outside of nursing homes (which is probably what, 99% of the population) isn’t very high.
Because this kills the old and infirm, like most other diseases.
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Originally Posted by livi View Post
If Sweden had been populated by Swedes the statistics would mirror our fellow Nordic countries. Alas it isn´t and now we pay yet another price for our extreme immigration policies. Hybris, hipocrisy, social anxiety, conformism and the apathy of pleasant living have put us on the highway to self destruction as a nation.
If only people could think, rather than emote about people "needlessly dying"

For example:
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Originally Posted by Shaun @ Tru6 View Post
Sweden's economy is in the tank and thousands of people died unnecessarily. Yeah, definitely a success.
It is too soon for it to be possible to know, yet you are certain. Do you realize how foolish the above sounds?

I can help with this, by sharing one of the most intelligent things that can be said.

"I don't know"
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