"The way in which we code deaths in our country is very generous in the sense that all the people who die in hospitals with the coronavirus are deemed to be dying of the coronavirus," Prof. Riccardi told The Telegraph.
"On re-evaluation by the National Institute of Health, only 12 percent of death certificates have shown a direct causality from coronavirus, while 88 percent of patients who have died have at least one pre-morbidity - many had two or three," the professor explains.
I don't think it is about age and condition alone. My current theory is about initial viral load and how people packed tightly together cause the initial viral loads to be much higher. Basically this virus multiplies so quickly that it can overwhelm the body's response. A low initial viral exposure means the body has a better chance of mounting a defense before the virus overwhelms. A high initial viral exposure gives the virus time to overrun the body and kill the patient. Putting people in close proximity increases the initial viral loads delivered.
Sardines movement ("The name "Sardines" came from the idea of organizing their rallies with high numbers of participants, packed together like sardines in a shoal.). - Protests in Italy in late November and early December.
So, if this holds true, look for high death rates in cities where people are packed super close together or events that put people in super close proximity. The death rates will be high in these areas when compared to the infection rate.
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RockmanRaiden ago
Also, the way they were classifying the deaths in Italy was fucked.
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bronsonstocking/2020/03/21/so-thats-why-italys-coronavirus-death-rate-is-so-high-n2565445
"The way in which we code deaths in our country is very generous in the sense that all the people who die in hospitals with the coronavirus are deemed to be dying of the coronavirus," Prof. Riccardi told The Telegraph.
"On re-evaluation by the National Institute of Health, only 12 percent of death certificates have shown a direct causality from coronavirus, while 88 percent of patients who have died have at least one pre-morbidity - many had two or three," the professor explains.
cm18 ago
I don't think it is about age and condition alone. My current theory is about initial viral load and how people packed tightly together cause the initial viral loads to be much higher. Basically this virus multiplies so quickly that it can overwhelm the body's response. A low initial viral exposure means the body has a better chance of mounting a defense before the virus overwhelms. A high initial viral exposure gives the virus time to overrun the body and kill the patient. Putting people in close proximity increases the initial viral loads delivered.
Sardines movement ("The name "Sardines" came from the idea of organizing their rallies with high numbers of participants, packed together like sardines in a shoal.). - Protests in Italy in late November and early December.
So, if this holds true, look for high death rates in cities where people are packed super close together or events that put people in super close proximity. The death rates will be high in these areas when compared to the infection rate.