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Comment by wonderwonder

Just because the elderly are more vulnerable it does not mean other age groups are not experiencing a higher death rate due to covid.

Per the CDC: "Overall, an estimated 299,028 excess deaths have occurred in the United States from late January through October 3, 2020, with two thirds of these attributed to COVID-19. The largest percentage increases were seen among adults aged 25–44 years and among Hispanic or Latino (Hispanic) persons."

https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/mm6942e2.htm

I would argue that "adults aged 25–44 years" are a pretty integral component of the economy and more of them dying than normal is not great.

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