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<blockquote data-quote="Brunneria" data-source="post: 2230557" data-attributes="member: 41816"><p>Please do not dismiss the genuine concerns of others.</p><p></p><p>There is a huge difference in perspective between those who are in the high risk groups (these include age, obesity, heart and breathing conditions, etc. etc not just diabetes) and those who are not in those high risk groups, and who seem unable to empathise.</p><p></p><p>For each co-morbidity that people have, their risk of complications increases, and while numbers remain comparatively small, the doubling of cases every few days is showing no signs of slowing. Doing the maths on this means that health care services may, in time, become overwhelmed - just like they have in China and Italy.</p><p></p><p>Speaking from my own personal perspective, I do not not anticipate COVID-19 being dangerous for myself.</p><p>The same most definitely does not apply to family members. We have 3 people in the most at risk groups (a combination of age, heart disease, asthma, COPD, history of pneumonia, as well as diabetes). I have a particular concern that my parents will both become ill at the same time and be unable to care for themselves and each other. Since we live 250 miles apart, this will involve me travelling to stay with them to nurse them - with serious consequences to my work and own family. Another family member, also in high risk groups lives locally. So we can visit and help there - unless I have to travel to nurse my parents, or we are asked to self isolate (my husband's job has high exposure to the public). In such circumstances, who takes priority? Difficult decisions.</p><p></p><p>Bearing this in mind, I feel that many people are casually and insensitively dismissing very real risks that exist for others.</p><p>The same people may also not feel it necessary to wash hands, etc. since they don't realise that if they infect others, they may place those others at real risk. Of course, the same applies to flu, norovirus, etc.</p><p></p><p>I feel that most of the reputable media sources are trying to be both informative and cautionary.</p><p>Social media on the other hand... often very unhelpful</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Brunneria, post: 2230557, member: 41816"] Please do not dismiss the genuine concerns of others. There is a huge difference in perspective between those who are in the high risk groups (these include age, obesity, heart and breathing conditions, etc. etc not just diabetes) and those who are not in those high risk groups, and who seem unable to empathise. For each co-morbidity that people have, their risk of complications increases, and while numbers remain comparatively small, the doubling of cases every few days is showing no signs of slowing. Doing the maths on this means that health care services may, in time, become overwhelmed - just like they have in China and Italy. Speaking from my own personal perspective, I do not not anticipate COVID-19 being dangerous for myself. The same most definitely does not apply to family members. We have 3 people in the most at risk groups (a combination of age, heart disease, asthma, COPD, history of pneumonia, as well as diabetes). I have a particular concern that my parents will both become ill at the same time and be unable to care for themselves and each other. Since we live 250 miles apart, this will involve me travelling to stay with them to nurse them - with serious consequences to my work and own family. Another family member, also in high risk groups lives locally. So we can visit and help there - unless I have to travel to nurse my parents, or we are asked to self isolate (my husband's job has high exposure to the public). In such circumstances, who takes priority? Difficult decisions. Bearing this in mind, I feel that many people are casually and insensitively dismissing very real risks that exist for others. The same people may also not feel it necessary to wash hands, etc. since they don't realise that if they infect others, they may place those others at real risk. Of course, the same applies to flu, norovirus, etc. I feel that most of the reputable media sources are trying to be both informative and cautionary. Social media on the other hand... often very unhelpful [/QUOTE]
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