We need data on health of patients that die to know what our risks are. We already know 43% in Utah come from assisted living. But we also already know there are a great number of folks that are very infirmed, even on hospice care, that are cared for at home. Additionally, there are many that have very significant health issues related to covid vulnerability and are not cared for by anyone. Then there is obesity. The million dollar question is, how many people not included above, die when contracting covid? I believe age is secondary to these items. We need to know the risk to our personal stratum, not the population at large to make decisions. Do Hipaa rules or personal privacy make this data impossible or is it simply not reported?
Very effective risk management would suggest a focused firewall around the most vulnerable of a population rather than much the same firewall separating most individuals of a general population. As we view very infrequent outcomes of covid, I am not sure they should be treated any different than infrequent outcomes of anything else that exists in our environment. I think it is possible to be very caring for high risks individuals and helpful to those that chose to isolate as much as possible, all while we continue to maintain a normal life for those with minimal risks. That would require us to listen, care, work together, and allow others to move on in ways we may chose not to do. We still have yet to encounter all the risks of life outside the garden of eden.
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