La tasa de mortalidad de #COVID19 fue 8.1 veces mayor entre personas de 55 a 64 años, y 62 veces mayor en 65 años o más. Las tasas varían entre países según el sistema de salud y prevalencia de las pruebas y condición de salud de la población
COVID-19 mortality risk for older men and women.
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The discussions reflect strong agreement that age and sex considerably influence COVID-19 mortality, with examples like mentions of mortality rates being 8 to 62 times higher among older adults, and detailed references to studies, figures, and public health implications, shown through phrases like 'strikingly higher mortality rates' and 'impact on bereavement huge.' The tone is serious and data-driven, underscoring the important societal consequences of the research findings.
Most discussions reinforce the article's conclusion that older adults, particularly those over 65 and men, face higher COVID-19 mortality risks.
Posts demonstrate high interest, with many referencing detailed studies, mortality rates, and implications for public health policy.
Participants engage deeply by discussing statistical details, study sources, and implications, often quoting figures like 62 times higher mortality in seniors.
The discussions emphasize significant societal impacts, highlighting risks for vulnerable populations and debates over risk management, vaccination, and protective measures.
Abstract in brief
- Older adults, especially those aged 65 and above, face significantly higher COVID-19 mortality rates compared to younger age groups, with those aged 55-64 also experiencing a notable increase in risk.
- Men have a higher risk of dying from COVID-19 than women, with mortality rates nearly 1.77 times higher.
- Overall, the study highlights that both age and sex are important factors influencing COVID-19 mortality, with the highest risk observed in older men.]
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Most liked on X and Bluesky@dscovar @beattie2028 @HaroldofWorld @Akustronique That doesn't appear to be the ultimate question since many countries that "did" lockdown did not have "better" outcomes in the over 70s than Sweden. https://t.co/DPJumKxC8j
@hula_grl Oof. Good on him for sticking to his convictions. But frankly, that's not a game of Russian Roulette I'd want to be playing as a 70 year old - and not a hill I'd be willing to die on. https://t.co/Ns5OGcTRSA It saddens me when elected leaders are this bad at assessing risks. https://t.co/vxMaCdtuBx
@pNauticExpress @momadancer1_0 Except these are those pesky older people we are talking about where mortality rate of COVID-19 was 8.1 times higher among those 55 to 64 years, and more than 62 times higher among those ages 65 or older according to this study: https://t.co/jqGu46iz4e
Protect those you love. Help them get vaccinated, and get yourself vaccinated in order to stop the spread. *compared to those under 55 Sources: https://t.co/MuXCc8RRMi https://t.co/s77Bm0Ajld https://t.co/tUCCkJ8JpZ
COVID-19 mortality risk for older men and women | https://t.co/gWSfbBN9bN https://t.co/75wti882VA via @myLCadvocacy #MyLongCovidAdvocacy #LongCovid
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RT @myLCadvocacy: COVID-19 mortality risk for older men and women | https://t.co/gWSfbBN9bN https://t.co/75wti882VA via @myLCadvocacy #My…
COVID-19 mortality risk for older men and women | https://t.co/gWSfbBN9bN https://t.co/75wti882VA via @myLCadvocacy #MyLongCovidAdvocacy #LongCovid
@ThomSkell @EusebeRioche à noter l'échelle logarithmique et que l'explication sur la proportion d'octogénaires n'explique pas les écarts de l'ordre de 100 x entre des pays européens et nord américain https://t.co/YOrG1hZDho https://t.co/WXBKG6gnEg
@Odieux_Vulgaire @EusebeRioche Tiens, on le voit très bien ici à noter, mon grand ignorant, l'échelle est logarithmique et il y en a plusieurs des études du genre https://t.co/YOrG1hZDho https://t.co/spTm3YxvDH
@PocketHoosier @BobMurphyEcon @JoshEakle Yes, they were. This article was in 2020 before any vaccine. https://t.co/4qDE9yQZAv https://t.co/QtqnFY41iS
@PiotrWitczak_ Oboje wiemy, że jak wpiszesz odpowiednią frazę na pubmed to wyskoczy wszystko co ci pod tezę podejdzie. https://t.co/y60nDVMLG7 https://t.co/HWUIpUlDTi https://t.co/NIcc8n1kwd Zawsze coś się znajdzie pod tezę. Jestem też ciekaw czemu atakujesz inne szczepionki
@linda_mafrici @spiritofprivac1 @DoctorKarl https://t.co/ytKt42vnOJ
@Damian78438332 @lindajane78 @yelgeb @tigertuffmark https://t.co/06wx4CR5CR
@ralphtsketchley @alanasaltz @MegJC28 5 % is not accurate. "Data from China and Italy suggest a case-fatality of 2.3% in patients with COVID-19, with more than 50% of the fatalities occurring in patients 50 years of age or older [2]." Source: https://t.co/tIq6mYMbQi This was in 2020, at its worst, for elderly.
@PatriotsOne87 @danaludwig @CovidCanada1 @Oldboatie https://t.co/goRuxKnzPx
@CaveatEmproto @logosaetos @scrowder COVID mostly dangerous to the elderly, here's a study where they took COVID deaths at John Hopkins and looked at the ages of those who died, 86.2% of them were 65+. https://t.co/dVdgRjNGOx
@SavSavvz @unhealthytruth @SamRafoss Especially if you’re old
@unhealthytruth @SamRafoss
Resurgent COVID-19, flu and other viruses are pushing New Zealand's #healthsystem to the limit @ConversationEDU https://t.co/7S6SyXrB2c https://t.co/q6jrjwWx51
@wanderer_jasnah @jburnmurdoch Weren’t studies establishing that the highest CFR for 80+ could rise to 21-28%? https://t.co/f5b5zuRITs
@rationalhuman1 On the “slightly higher risk” “In the 16 countries examined, persons age 65 years or older had strikingly higher COVID-19 mortality rates compared to younger individuals, and men had a higher risk of COVID-19 death than women.” https://t.co/M3FaN65vV8
@pNauticExpress @momadancer1_0 Except these are those pesky older people we are talking about where mortality rate of COVID-19 was 8.1 times higher among those 55 to 64 years, and more than 62 times higher among those ages 65 or older according to this study: https://t.co/jqGu46iz4e
@hula_grl Oof. Good on him for sticking to his convictions. But frankly, that's not a game of Russian Roulette I'd want to be playing as a 70 year old - and not a hill I'd be willing to die on. https://t.co/Ns5OGcTRSA It saddens me when elected leaders are this bad at assessing risks. https://t.co/vxMaCdtuBx
@Barbara77343552 @MiloB88586715 @cozzalee8 Sorry to break the bad news to you but at 66 you don't have a 99.96% chance of recovery if you catch Covid although the odds would be even worse if you were a man. https://t.co/sc0mKh0ohD
@dalembah Yeah I don’t know how you get to that conclusion . Firstly I have broadened my classification of harm to be pure broader than mortality , even then I’ve spent a lot of time deep in these numbers https://t.co/FU2HeMWFRB
@MarcBuergi @Michael_Ballweg Sicher können Sie Ihre Behauptung hinterlegen. Das hier ist Realität https://t.co/I8afaXs7sc
However “In the 16 countries examined, persons age 65 years or older had strikingly higher COVID-19 mortality rates compared to younger individuals, and men had a higher risk of COVID-19 death than women.” Impact on bereavement huge. https://t.co/rldfbk0Vwv https://t.co/erg8p9hHm3
COVID-19 mortality risk for older men and women | BMC Public Health | Full Text https://t.co/PO7wY4xKpB
@dangwood87 @WontBeSilent2 @SenRonJohnson At least among seniors, the flu is more deadly than Covid my about 12%. However, Covid is far more transmissible when compared to the flu. https://t.co/BoGO5rNpP9 https://t.co/LW8ARebeN2 https://t.co/0R4k2Z147w
@Bonne_A_Rien @afpfr
@dscovar @beattie2028 @HaroldofWorld @Akustronique That doesn't appear to be the ultimate question since many countries that "did" lockdown did not have "better" outcomes in the over 70s than Sweden. https://t.co/DPJumKxC8j
Protect those you love. Help them get vaccinated, and get yourself vaccinated in order to stop the spread. *compared to those under 55 Sources: https://t.co/MuXCc8RRMi https://t.co/s77Bm0Ajld https://t.co/tUCCkJ8JpZ
@ZubyMusic Why focus only on people under age 50? That leaves out about 25 million people. The risk of death goes up exponentially for people over age 50. https://t.co/Sf5BYTUda5 https://t.co/utNXwjeT5R
@LeecyRabbit @EndorphinsFTW @real_abiola @BostonGlobe No just over 75. And it's about 20-21%. https://t.co/y5Q9IQWInD
@NKinNewEng @TTBikeFit @mattyglesias Case fatality in Italy for >age 64 was 36%. Now you do one
@babbles @TXcharlottekemp @tplohetski Under 60. You want to kill Grandma and Grandpa or your parents? https://t.co/I1rCrCgkNO
@Alf72761781 @SkyNews Or 64%. All sorts of figures are bandied about. Kill off the old 'uns, eh? https://t.co/6KuFwBszCX
@scottal57191957 @Snow1nApril @idyllchatter @MajinJessUchiha Reminder: journalism is a person's interpretation in their own words. News articles are not scientific studies. Here's one of those: https://t.co/q0fRBID44g
@mella11216229 @CorisandraD @AliceTinker1943 At 65+, mortality rate skyrockets, but ages 55-64, the rate is still 8x higher than <55 according to CDC data: - mortality rate of COVID-19 was 8.1 times higher among those 55 to 64 years, - more than 62 times higher among those ages 65 or older. https://t.co/md916l1Imo
@GoodAMLiberty @Small_Gov https://t.co/IVL6ti0WWM
@Spartan_513 @marcorubio https://t.co/eUshmN4HGx https://t.co/fOKwWnhgIU
That’s good, but people 65+ have a COVID mortality rate “more than 62 times higher”than those 54 and under according to BMC Public Health. https://t.co/zi3AMb29hR https://t.co/u89zJLLz9M
Este tipo de comentarios son los mas peligrosos en esta pandemia. Claro que la mortalidad es baja en personas jóvenes pero es 60 veces mayor en personas mayores de 65 años https://t.co/M0xX635rHH Y el otro punto es que no se toma en cuenta las secuelas en los sobrevivientes. https://t.co/OYGEvcBlZQ
For those naysayers who argue that the idea and cfr are below 4% and that COV-19 isn't a big deal and blah blah. Remember that COV-19 has an absolutely devastating impact on the elderly, and here are the figures to prove it. https://t.co/SdpWTde92J).
@freeeedom90 @Su15100307 @GrantTailor @Le_Nautonnier @profnfenton It would be 97.4% if I were younger and female but I’m not so it’s a hell of a lot higher risk, that’s what people like you don’t seem to understand. The world’s full of individuals not averages. https://t.co/6RDqW2KH4P
RT @ApBE_: Riesgo de mortalidad por #COVID19 para hombres y mujeres mayores https://t.co/nbmdnfOTyq
Riesgo de mortalidad por #COVID19 para hombres y mujeres mayores https://t.co/nbmdnfOTyq
@desoatd @AP Perhaps if he was under 54. The mortality rate is higher for men & progressively increases with age, growing from 0.4% at 55 to around 12% at 85. For every 1,000 people in their mid-seventies or older who are infected, approx 116 die. I hope this helps
@JRodCastleRock @DrEricDing @AnthonySabatini I don't think any of them died a second time. Mortality rate for the USA under-65s is 1%–15%, so out of 81 infected people I would expect 1–12 to die. But the OP was pointing out infection rates, not death rates. You may not have understood that. (https://t.co/kBzBzsJRQe)
COVID-19 mortality risk for older men and women https://t.co/VGqsKqWoj2 via ZurickDavis #leadership
RT @IanStockport: @livvythepink @elinlowri COVID-19 mortality risk for older people, see https://t.co/D4b6V8D31r
@livvythepink @elinlowri COVID-19 mortality risk for older people, see https://t.co/D4b6V8D31r
La tasa de mortalidad de #COVID19 fue 8.1 veces mayor entre personas de 55 a 64 años, y 62 veces mayor en 65 años o más. Las tasas varían entre países según el sistema de salud y prevalencia de las pruebas y condición de salud de la población
COVID-19 mortality risk for older men and women https://t.co/27PSTh8UtH
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