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2020-10-17 Science & Technology

Women more cautious, half as likely to die of COVID-19 than men - study

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Posted by g(r)omgoru 2020-10-17 03:22|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 The other studies have said it's because their immune system is less likely to over-react to COVID.

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2020-10-17 04:12|| 2020-10-17 04:12|| Front Page Top

#2 While there is no gender difference in rates of infection, men are more vulnerable to becoming critical ill, with roughly twice the odds of dying.

So the increased caution attributed to women doesn't actually reduce the risk of infection?

Posted by Elmerert Hupens2660 2020-10-17 04:19|| 2020-10-17 04:19|| Front Page Top

#3 Lockdown cultists would blame men for infecting those "more cautious" women, perhaps they can see COVID like CO2 cultists can see the gas?

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2020-10-17 05:51|| 2020-10-17 05:51|| Front Page Top

#4 Why do most men die before their wives? Because they can

Posted by Frank G 2020-10-17 07:39|| 2020-10-17 07:39|| Front Page Top

#5 Woman's intuition works by magic - just like those mandatory masks which can't filter out airborne ash particulate but magically filter out airborne COVID-containing droplets that are 10 times smaller than ash

Posted by Angang Omineter2223 2020-10-17 08:06|| 2020-10-17 08:06|| Front Page Top

#6 I thought you were being snarky there AO2223 but that is just about exactly what the article is saying. It goes just short of suggesting that the introduction of Captain Marvel to the big screen saved lives by encouraging people to stay in their bedrooms and watching movies because grrrl magic.

And its all non-sequitur. Infection rates are the same, but the death rate for women is better because they cough into their elbows? I mean WTF if you already have it how does coughing into your elbow increase your survival rate?

Posted by swksvolFF 2020-10-17 11:04|| 2020-10-17 11:04|| Front Page Top

#7 Women ARE more cautious than men. It would not surprise me for that to affect death and infection rates.

Posted by Glenmore 2020-10-17 11:19|| 2020-10-17 11:19|| Front Page Top

#8 #4 Why do most men die before their wives? Because ~~they can~~want to.

Fixed.

But wait -- I thought gender was just a construct.

Are men who ID as women also less likely to get ill?

How about if we all just ID as women for the duration of the emergency, and just get out there and do whatever we want becuz magic imaginary ladyparts will protect us anyway?

Right?

Posted by charger 2020-10-17 12:04|| 2020-10-17 12:04|| Front Page Top

#9 Are men who ID as women also less likely to get ill?

Don't know. But they are more likely to die of suicide I'll bet.

Posted by gorb 2020-10-17 16:42|| 2020-10-17 16:42|| Front Page Top

#10 Gorb, men don't attempt suicide as often, but they succeed far more often.

Posted by Glenmore 2020-10-17 17:43|| 2020-10-17 17:43|| Front Page Top

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