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		wyager on Aug 29, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Canada, April: Under-65 excess mortality exceeds u... QALY isn’t perfect (or even especially good), but it’s clearly better than number of deaths.

betwixthewires on Aug 29, 2021 [–]

If it's so clear why don't you draw a picture as to why.

wyager on Aug 29, 2021 | [–]

Because saving someone who’s 95 years old and about to keel over isn’t, on expectation, as valuable as saving someone who’s 5 years old and has a whole life ahead of them.

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