Well, a country that is also probably better than most at keeping people alive with advanced illnesses like heart disease, cancer, and lung issues, (at least till they are hit with another hammer in the form of Covid) as well as a disproportionate population of fat people. It seems to me the go to public health message should be get your fat ass in shape.
I don't see many fat asses here:
That's Spring Break in Florida 2020. They actually tracked the impact of such behaviour on COVID spread using anonymous data from cellphones.
https://twitter.com/TectonixGEO/status/1242628347034767361
As I already mentioned, a distant cousin of mine is a bigwig in General Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Cleveland Clinic in Weston, Florida. When they saw what was happening on the beaches they got the order to prepare for an "all hands on deck" emergency within 5-10 days - no matter what your specialisation was.
When I called her, to check how she was faring, the most chilling thing he told me wasn't her experience in a COVID ward that bordered on madness (some nurses and even doctors developed PTSD and were sent home - that was how bad it was).
No, the most chilling thing were these people, dying from COVID, who implored "Do some more research! Look for other causes! COVID doesn't exist!"
...And after twelve hours they were dead, thus making space for the new arrivals.
Virii don't care about beliefs, political, religious, sexual or what else. Virii are the most uncaring entities on Earth. They are also unexpectedly easy to understand - if one wants to make the effort.
True, the situation is better today, but, as my late uncle used to say, "Don't start to salute before crossing the finish line". Conventions? Yeah, they are great, but my life doesn't depend on them. Maybe next year (or in late Autumn, like Lucca Comics and Games at the end of October).
Those were not the people dying.......not sure of your point....
My point is A) a superspreader event caused by denial, and B) people victim (either directly or indirectly) still in denial while actually on their deathbeds. The denial is strong in some.
Then why did you post a picture of people who we're not sure ever got Covid, much less died of it, to illustrate a point about the people who did die?
That its a picture from what is considered a superspreader event: Spring Break in Florida 2020. There are thousands of them. Should I post all of them? Because for the overall effect I linked a video that traced the impact of these idiots on COVID's spread via anonymous cellphone data - and it is chilling.
Were the people who died all fatasses? Did they have other comorbidities? Did the virus "weed out" the fatties from the rest?
I'm sorry that a fat guy bit you when you were a kid. I hope that you will be able to recover.
Regarding the rest, true, the virus was more deadly for the elderly and those with comorbidities. These include diabetes, cancer, neurological disorders... what should we do? Put these people in camps so that people can party on the beach
amid a pandemic?
Florida got the third-highest confirmed case count and the fourth-highest death count in the States. Well, congratulations! but... Are all of them "fatties"?
And it doesn't stop here. In early March, 2020 Florida Governor Ron DeSantis touted the State as
"An oasis of freedom in a nation that’s suffering, in many parts of the country, under the yoke of oppressive lockdowns." Yay!!!! Shortly thereafter the "oasis" become an hotzone. During the months of June, July, and August 2020, the number of COVID cases in Florida increased over
eleven-fold, from 56,830 on Jun. 1st to 631,040 on Sept. 1st. These are public data, easily obtainable. When this happens the ICUs become filled and the doctors are overwhelmed. This also means that a doctor called in a COVID ward in an "all hands emergency" will not be available to help a woman giving birth, or set a broken bone (maybe yours), or help a child hit by a car, or do your colonoscopy. The impact on healthcare services is much more vast that straight "COVID cases" alone (I'm always amazed by how many people fail to realise this: how they returned home with a badly set bone because upstream some imbecile wanted his Spring Break).
Then maybe you are young and you do not die. But you bring the virus home (maybe in a different State) and others will die. And "not dying" doesn't mean "not catching it". If you are unlucky you become a financial burden for your family in times of economic downturn. And young people aren't immune to "long COVID" - good luck if you catch some strange strain that stays with you for six months or more.
But non-"fatties" had their Superspreader Spring Break and this is what really counts. So, horaaay! Right?
[DeSantis, always the patriot, would pull another stunt in late September, when he issued an order that effectively nullified public health measures imposed by various local governments in Florida to combat the spread of the virus - thus causing another peak in cases. Pro tip: it would seem that DeSantis didn't wise up between March and September. Not even a pandemic helped the poor guy! But, as I said, average stupidity doesn't seem to have declined in the last hundred years, so... Again, nothing really new here.]
[whine]My body is mine and I decide for it!!1[/whine] So, when you plan to start your campaign to abolish laws against DUIing? Or wearing helmets in building sites, for what matters?
4% of World population, 25% of deaths. And still a lot of people refuse to just stop and simply ask: "How comes?" But I digressed a lot and the Pundit is coming with his banhammer, so... You are slim? Choose your convention(s), play some RPGs (remember: closed spaces, no masks and scream a lot) and have fun!