Quote Originally Posted by xsnaggle View Post
Why is it> The point is that many of the people who's underlying conditions made them susceptible to Covid may well have dies within 2 years anyway. So we need to see what the death rate is in the next 2 years to see if it is lower, than average thereby balancing out the figures. If after this time it is still higher I'd reckon that would give you a clearer view of the death rate purely due to covid.
Many people in their 80s will die within the next few years - does that mean you shouldn't help them now?

Should we not treat cancers in people over 85?