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UK's 'herd immunity' strategy will result in 8,600 20-40 yr olds requiring intensive care beds, "2x the number of beds available," according to calculations by Harvard

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elmouno · 15/03/2020 23:04

'UK's 'herd immunity' strategy will result in 8,600 20-40 yr olds requiring intensive care beds, "2x the number of beds available," according to calculations by Harvard and Boston Schools of Public Health. They say their calculations are "extraordinarily conservative."'

Source:
www.dropbox.com/s/d5jqdmsxgwrjz6v/ICU_beds.pdf?dl=0&fbclid=IwAR2vkKUC8YXDEGvMgpsa700FHx8JMkFUvRj6lMdpoWef1-fjAQGXZJ5130c

Reddit thread:
www.reddit.com/r/collapse/comments/fiz6l1/uks_herd_immunity_strategy_will_result_in_8600/

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Haffiana · 15/03/2020 23:06

No beds will be available because they will be filled by all the other age groups.

elmouno · 15/03/2020 23:09

Exactly. It this approach will quickly destroy the NHS very quickly. I am very fearful that it's not being taken seriously in the UK and it will lead to unnecessary deaths en masse.

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GrumpyHoonMain · 15/03/2020 23:11

I imagine Infertility clinics which have ventilators and beds and sedation expertise (for egg collections) will be forced to treat some patients. Ditto private / army hospitals. We may see hotels and empty buildings seized and converted into makeshift hospitals. I imagine if things went crazy the priority would be healthy people within this age group so young people with diabetes / high blood pressure / some autoimmune conditions / cancer may be told to self-isolate instead.

GrumpyHoonMain · 15/03/2020 23:13

We may see distressing scenes of elderly / unhealthy people being taken off ventilitors when an otherwise healthy 20-40 year old needs it.

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