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Old May 12th 20, 11:44 AM posted to uk.transport.london
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Roland Perry wrote:
In message , at 20:57:50 on Mon, 11 May
2020, tim... remarked:

https://news.sky.com/story/coronavir...rds-chefs-and-
taxi-drivers-among-those-most-likely-to-die-with-covid-19-says-ons-
11986382

and to solve anther conundrum

it also says that medics have the same likelihood of the disease as
normal people, even after taking account of age profiles

That statistic has been circulating for a couple of weeks now.


but without the age correlation


No, with the age correlation.


Yes, indeed. Allowing for all the demographic adjustments, NHS staff as a
whole are not succumbing at an unduly high rate, though care home staff
are. What I've not seen analysed is how ICU and other front-line NHS staff
in Covid-19 wards are faring.