COVID Death Toll on Elderly

[somarco]

The covid-19 pandemic would be a wake-up call for America, advocates for the elderly predicted: incontrovertible proof that the nation wasn’t doing enough to care for vulnerable older adults.

The death toll was shocking, as were reports of chaos in nursing homes and seniors suffering from isolation, depression, untreated illness, and neglect. Around 900,000 older adults have died of covid-19 to date, accounting for 3 of every 4 Americans who have perished in the pandemic

Do We Simply Not Care About Old People? - KFF Health News

Recently, thousands of older Americans have been dying weekly of covid. But most Americans aren’t wearing masks in public, a move that could prevent infections. Many at-risk seniors aren’t getting antiviral therapies, and older adults in nursing homes aren’t getting vaccines. Why?

kffhealthnews.org

 

[MedicareAgent]

lost my husband to Covid in 2020. Perfectly healthy, golfed 3 days a week etc. Covid Pneumonia they called it, I still think it's a bad flu strain. I was as sick as he was, only diff. I was 57 and he was 71.
If we looked at cancer numbers like this, i'm sure we would all be amazed at the number. fwiw

 

[rmhaire]

lost my husband to Covid in 2020. Perfectly healthy, golfed 3 days a week etc. Covid Pneumonia they called it, I still think it's a bad flu strain. I was as sick as he was, only diff. I was 57 and he was 71.
If we looked at cancer numbers like this, i'm sure we would all be amazed at the number. fwiw

Sorry to hear about your husband

 

[goillini52]

The covid-19 plandemic

Fixed that for you.

 

[somarco]

If we looked at cancer numbers like this, i'm sure we would all be amazed at the number

But cancer is mostly a disease of middle age and beyond. The median age at diagnosis is 66, meaning that half of all new cases are found before then and half are diagnosed later.

Some of the most common cancers in adults over 50 include melanoma and cancers of the:

Breast
Lung
Prostate
Colon
Bladder

Cancer Incidence by Age

Age is the biggest risk factor for cancer. The older you get, the more likely you are to get the disease. Find out the median age at diagnosis for different types of cancer.

www.webmd.com

 

[gregj]

lol
who do you take seriously

 

[Life Hawk]

Death... totally unexpected... yet over 50% of us will experience it...

I didn't get that statistic wrong... just highlighting a point.

What rubs me raw about COVID-19 is that many deaths were preventable... and not with mask!

 

[somarco]

What rubs me raw about COVID-19 is that many deaths were preventable

Most of what we were told to do to prevent getting COVID has since been retracted. Finally they are admitting there was no scientific evidence that masks, lock downs, 6 feet distancing, business, church and school closings were not necessary and did more harm than good.

Early on there were numerous hospital admissions, patients put on ventilators and isolation that were mostly ineffective but also cruel and inhumane.

 

[Life Hawk]

In truth... they treated an upper respatory infection in a way that was totally against established protocols.

Makes one wonder why they would dump know effect treatment for unknown, untested expensive treatment regiments... money perhaps.

Nah... no one would put people's lives at risk for something like money or control. Sorry, got a little unhinged there for a moment... starting to sound like Trump when he wanted to let all those grandparents die...