Chance of surviving COVID-19 by age and sex

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[–]CompleteDoubterII 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

I think the people who argue for a lockdown say that the virus seriously harms those who survive, or something similar to that.

[–]magnora7[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Yes but so does every other flu, and there's no proof the long-term damage is any more severe than any other flu or cold in history

[–]CompleteDoubterII 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

The flu seriously harms those who survive? I don't know much biology, but that seems absurd (also I am confident the point of saying something is like the flu is to say it is mild, not serious). Regarding the long-term damage being the same as the flu, some would disagree (to be fair, Moon of Alabama has gone totally insane (see point number six). Even if there is no proof of long term side effects, if serious long term side effects are a reasonable possibility, then the issue becomes vastly more complicated. It would be problematic if a very non-lethal virus spreads to the vast majority of the population, only to give them serious heart damage or something of that sort; although lockdowns themselves are serious health issues. Not that I have looked into Covid-19 much.