Uk coronavirus deaths put in perspective
I made this!
Three and a half months into a global pandemic, tens of thousands of people have died in the UK. The numbers are almost meaningless, so I tried to put them in perspective.
UK coronavirus deaths put in perspective
A running total of deaths in the UK, directly attributable to coronavirus.
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JimmerUK Everyone's Favourite Jim, Wed 17 Jun 2020, 12:06,
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Wel, I've been to Broadstairs* and frankly
...obvious joke.
amirite?
Cheers Jimmer
*substitute Stamford Bridge/Merthyr Tydfil/Franklin's Gardens as appropriate.
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unclepills Sixty 25th of Decembers, Wed 17 Jun 2020, 12:13,
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Great. Now do it excluding deaths of those over 70.
We have fucked our economy for geriatrics who make no contribution to the economy.
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Prufrock Lucifer, son of the morning!, Wed 17 Jun 2020, 13:39,
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it's time for you next consultation, Dr Shipman
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cumquat may will not be commenting further on the allegations, Wed 17 Jun 2020, 14:10,
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Shipman was a true NHS hero.
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Prufrock Lucifer, son of the morning!, Wed 17 Jun 2020, 17:01,
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Are you really really really autistic or something?
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brb Monkhouse Stampede, Wed 17 Jun 2020, 14:10,
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Are you really really really old or something?
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Prufrock Lucifer, son of the morning!, Wed 17 Jun 2020, 16:58,
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You seem to struggle with the concept of empathy.
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brb Monkhouse Stampede, Wed 17 Jun 2020, 23:59,
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I am hugely empathetic to those of working age who are going to suffer the economic consequences of lockdown for years to come.
I'm somewhat less sympathetic to those who could have taken steps to shield themselves without necessitating the shutdown of practically the entire economy, i.e. those not of working age. Their pensions are guaranteed, jobs are not.
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Prufrock Lucifer, son of the morning!, Thu 18 Jun 2020, 7:20,
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Don't worry about those working age people
There'll be plenty of statue guardian jobs available
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Fadgebadger Sweaty sumo wanks for everyone!, Thu 18 Jun 2020, 8:34,
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Good point.
It's not like people over 70 are still people or anything.
What the fuck is wrong with you?!
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JimmerUK Everyone's Favourite Jim, Wed 17 Jun 2020, 15:03,
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*belms*
You may hate your parents but I quite like mine.
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wheresthefish Partly filled with wrong, Wed 17 Jun 2020, 16:02,
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That's sweet, but you should know, they don't speak very highly of you.
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Prufrock Lucifer, son of the morning!, Wed 17 Jun 2020, 17:00,
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Aktion T4 rides again.
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FeralCatMan Long ads need comments sections, Wed 17 Jun 2020, 16:59,
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"Being old...
they would have died soon anyway"
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Hugh Breeze likes it. A Lot., Wed 17 Jun 2020, 18:44,
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Very good
but I don't think it's appropriate to beg for coffee if you liked it. Just seemed really jarring.
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brb Monkhouse Stampede, Wed 17 Jun 2020, 14:08,
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Fair point.
I just reused the same footer from when I did the Should you go out? questionnaire.
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JimmerUK Everyone's Favourite Jim, Wed 17 Jun 2020, 15:02,
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I liked that one too!
Yeah I don't want to be a downer, just that bit stuck out at me.
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brb Monkhouse Stampede, Wed 17 Jun 2020, 16:37,
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The 13th of May annoyed me.
Couldn't we just have got rid of Merthyr instead of having the virus?
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The Awful Puppy Bakery is still bored, Wed 17 Jun 2020, 14:45,
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This government is all about wartime analogies,
so what’s the crossover point for civilian casualties during the Blitz?
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wheresthefish Partly filled with wrong, Thu 18 Jun 2020, 9:46,
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Unpopular opinion?
Watching the figures unfolding leads me to think about how the CV19 situation will develop over the coming weeks, months and years. I'd be interested to know if anyone else agrees with me:
First off - I'm not sure that a vaccine will emerge. The common cold is a form of Coronavirus and we all know how successful we've been at developing a vaccine for that.... I'm therefore thinking that CV19 will become a treatable disease that the world population begins to live with and stops fearing quite as much.
I think that the death rate in most countries is falling, not just because of the distancing measures but in a large part due to the fact that the medical profession is learning how to treat the disease succesfully and outcomes are improving massively on what they would have been for patients taken into hospital at the beginning of the pandemic.
Actual infection rates worldwide seem to be settling at about 1 in 1000 (I think in the UK the ONS believe it to be at about 6 in 10,000 in the UK) so it's not a disease that is running rampant in the general population and therefore the actual chance of contracting and subsequently dying from the disease is becoming vanishingly small for most of us. The Government and the press have done pretty good job of spreading panic and fear which is probably deliberate and a good thing and has helped avoid complacency.
The world can't stay indoors until nobody dies anymore and we can't afford a second lockdown. Hanging on to the hope of a vaccine seems rather vain to me. I think we need to start being positive and get out there.
Discuss.....
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"The common cold is a form of Coronavirus and we all know how successful we've been at developing a vaccine for that"
Developing a vaccine for the common cold has never been a comparable priority. And the reason no vax has been developed for the old school Sars is that the world lost interest once it disappeared, which also made clinical trials impossible to run.
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Mudface The web isn't callipygian, Thu 18 Jun 2020, 13:54,
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Also the common cold is extremely rarely, if ever, fatal to humans.
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Fadgebadger Sweaty sumo wanks for everyone!, Thu 18 Jun 2020, 15:16,
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Absolute fucking bullshit.
Colds kill geriatrics and others with comprised immune systems (we used to call them the infirm) every single day.
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Prufrock Lucifer, son of the morning!, Thu 18 Jun 2020, 19:06,
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Don't believe your fake news
*dons tinfoil hat*
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Fadgebadger Sweaty sumo wanks for everyone!, Thu 18 Jun 2020, 20:52,
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The common cold is mostly caused by rhinoviruses, which are very different. Not just a different family, but a different order.
The reason we don't have a vaccine for the common cold is not because it's impossible to make one. We could.
The problem is, there are too many types of rhinovirus.
Even if we developed vaccines for the most common hundred, it would continue to mutate.
Covid is not rampant because we're locked down.
The chance of catching it and dying is substantial.
The UK has one of the highest death-rates per capita - over 600 per million. Compare to e.g. the USA, about 340.
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