This. Exaggeration, but not for the dark purposes some around here think. It's a nasty bug, even for younger folks.

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Apr 8, 2020
9:23:07am

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CalGTR

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Here's an interesting/terrifying article about an anesthesiologist in Chicago.

BerkeleyCoug

4/8/20 8:24am

He’s likely exaggerating or lying.

Dangerous

4/8/20 8:25am

which are basically the same thing

Saxa

4/8/20 8:26am

intubating young person: novel, intubating old pt: routine

WorfoSAUR

4/8/20 8:29am

This. Exaggeration, but not for the dark purposes some around here think. It's a nasty bug, even for younger folks.

CalGTR

4/8/20 9:23am

Or just because a single doctor sees a lot of young people doesn't mean his

cougarfan84

4/8/20 8:35am

"meager 75-85% fatality rate"

Tokolosh

4/8/20 8:25am

Fixed - originally intended to put the recovery rate, which is certainly meager.

BerkeleyCoug

4/8/20 8:28am

This group is as bad as those that say this isn't worse than the flu

CSoul

4/8/20 8:47am

The odds are much less of serious issues with covid-19 for younger folk, but with hundreds of thousands and even

CalGTR

4/8/20 9:18am

Estimated 2800 people died of flu in US between ages 18-49 in the ‘17-18 season

Run-DMT

4/8/20 9:27am

My guess is his random sample has more young patients and some exaggeration

D.T. Survivor

4/8/20 9:30am

*jibes

BYUFBDAD

4/8/20 10:23am

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