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Worth a read on the fear of CV 19:46 - Apr 16 with 771 views

Article is a bit out of date but makes some interesting observations.

https://qz.com/1812664/the-psychology-of-coronavirus-fear-and-how-to-overcome-it

Above all, health experts say it’s crucial not to let panic take over our decision-making and rational thought processes. Otherwise, says BaÅŸoÄŸlu, “the price to pay” could be “much greater than the threat the virus poses.”

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Worth a read on the fear of CV on 22:06 - Apr 16 with 700 views

Edmundo

The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
As someone who has lost family members in their "prime", I find it curious that a disease that is killing 85% over 70s, 91% of whom have underlying health conditions, is getting this response. For the (unhealthy) few, not the many? Not saying this is true, before anyone calls me a eugenics fan, but why are we as a species so soft about what is essentially natural selection?

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Worth a read on the fear of CV on 22:27 - Apr 16 with 684 views

bluelagos

Worth a read on the fear of CV on 22:06 - Apr 16 by Edmundo

Not sure on your stats, i thought the death rate was around 10% for the over 70s.

I think the answer to your second question is because it is all very real. I know of one person who died and am certainly worried for my father. And the prospect of an overrun NHS (as happened in Italy) is truly scary.

So whilst on the one hand it is indeed a form of natural selection, it is natural selection that is killing people we know and love. Which is scary indeed.

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This new lockdown poll - what you reckon?

Worth a read on the fear of CV on 22:33 - Apr 16 with 675 views

Ewan_Oozami

Worth a read on the fear of CV on 22:06 - Apr 16 by Edmundo

It's not natural selection...

Edit - should have done the research!

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4912034/

[Post edited 16 Apr 2020 23:05]

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Worth a read on the fear of CV on 22:35 - Apr 16 with 667 views

sparks

Worth a read on the fear of CV on 22:33 - Apr 16 by Ewan_Oozami
It's not natural selection... Edit - should have done the research! https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4912034/ [Post edited 16 Apr 2020 23:05]

In many ways it is. Though that does not make it any more palatable.

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Worth a read on the fear of CV on 23:05 - Apr 16 with 637 views

Ewan_Oozami

Worth a read on the fear of CV on 22:35 - Apr 16 by sparks
In many ways it is. Though that does not make it any more palatable.

I'm happy to stand corrected! :-)

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4912034/

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Worth a read on the fear of CV on 23:05 - Apr 16 with 637 views

StokieBlue

I think this is actually a more interesting point:

"That includes staying informed without overdoing it, says UC Irvine’s Holman. “Too much media exposure, we know, can heighten one’s anxiety. You get what you need, and leave the rest.”

I think that has been played out on here some days.

Is the paragraph you quoted supposed to be a personal price or a price as a society as a whole? It doesn't seem clear.

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