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Covid-19: Captain Sir Tom Moore dies with coronavirus

bbc.co.uk

45 pointsjbernardo9511 comments

"dies with". Cause of death is not listed in this article. I'm guessing pneumonia, but that's not headline worthy. Anyways, RIP. 100 is a great run. I hope to make it there too.

That's a much-abused talking point. Freddy Mercury died of Pneumonia, but that doesn't really tell the whole story, does it. It's like blaming the tree in a car crash.

To put it plain and simple, his age put him in the highest risk bracket, his fame made him over-exposed, and he travelled abroad for Christmas just to cap it off.

I don't want to sound like I'm gloating, I wouldn't want to wish anyone ill. But realistically he was at the age where the first thing to come along is enough. And it was.

Fair play to him, 100 years well spent.

The UK records any "dies with" as "dies of" when it comes to COVID-19. This is one of the problems with the data.

You know pneumonia is not a disease but a symptom, an inflamation of the lungs, right? And that covid causes pneumonia, right?

He was already in hospital with pneumonia and then caught Covid (in hospital?).

And you know that he "caught" Covid-19 _weeks_ after starting medication to treat pneumonia, which is why he wasn't vaccinated despite being high-risk, right?

Well, he had the original pneumonia for weeks and it hasn't killed him, catches Covid and dies in 3 days. Must have been a coincidence. /s

Not to mention the fact that the nurses and doctors are exhausted from treating Covid cases. Even if he hadn’t caught the virus, there’s a good chance the diminished quality of care he received from the overburdened medical professionals contributed to his death. Thus, it’s definitely fair to list Covid as the cause of death.

Indeed, it’s obvious and not fairly deniable that but for Covid, all 100-year olds hospitalized with pneumonia would have every reason to think they would live for several more decades.

I saw other article mentioning pneumonia

A real inspiration, and in a time where prattling celebrities demand praise and are revered for the most trivial things he always seemed so sweetly modest and humbled by all the attention.

The Greatest Generation showing their mettle again?

Obit:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-52726188

Captain Sir Tom Moore, a hero who gave a nation hope

There's a petition to Parliament asking for a state funeral for this chap. I've signed it. He deserves the best send off. 300k signed up today.

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