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Originally Posted by Hugh

Because these things are not stand-alone - as the Imperial College paper stated, it's the combination and number of factors/things you do that affect the infection/sickness/death rate.

Also, socio-economic factors have an effect as well - deprived communities have higher infection/death rates.

The above is absolutely right. For example, are the deprived communities deficient in vitamin D? And is vitamin D important in providing resistance to the virus, or does the virus overcome the protection of vitamin D?
Is it proved that the virus suppresses the messenger cells that stimulate the body to provide anti-bodies?

Or is it that the deprived communities don't as fully respect lock down?Or a combination of both that & vitamin D deficiency?

One thing I've picked up in all the scientific explanation is that the deaths are basically a form of drowning or suffocation in so far as oxygen cannot reach the vital organs.

The balls are in the air and that's why it'll take some time to sort it all out and provide a vaccine or two.


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Originally Posted by Mr K

Testing was a major factor in the early stages. Countries that went big on it early on were able to track and isolate cases eg. Germany and S Korea.
By the time we realised the importance of testing it was too late, the disease was out of control. We gave up testing all but the seriously ill, which was a bit late to put it politely.

All you're interested in is slagging the Guvmin off. It's a tiresome record. Try being constructive.