[QUOTE=tServo;573818]It appears a big part of the reason is simply obesity.
[/QUOTE]Who knew?

Only many researchers, and most of the general public, for decades, for many diseases.

[QUOTE=kriesel;557018]Consider also to what extent some of those conditions are substantially self inflicted, by choices to eat too much, exercise too little...[/QUOTE]
[URL]https://www.cdc.gov/healthyweight/effects/index.html[/URL]

We know what we can do about it. [URL]https://www.cdc.gov/healthyweight/physical_activity/index.html[/URL]
The hard part for many of us is doing it, consistently and enough to make a positive difference. Some face additional challenges from injury or genetics.

[URL]https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/disabilityandhealth/features/physical-activity-for-all.html[/URL]
Be well and good luck.

[QUOTE=kriesel;573830]Who knew?

Only many researchers, and most of the general public, for decades, for many diseases.


[URL]https://www.cdc.gov/healthyweight/effects/index.html[/URL]

We know what we can do about it. [URL]https://www.cdc.gov/healthyweight/physical_activity/index.html[/URL]
The hard part for many of us is doing it, consistently and enough to make a positive difference. Some face additional challenges from injury or genetics.

[URL]https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/disabilityandhealth/features/physical-activity-for-all.html[/URL]
Be well and good luck.[/QUOTE]I don't know what kind of "genetics" would cause a serious health problem to skyrocket within two generations, or to affect people in the good ol' USA at a higher rate than most other countries.

[b]EDIT:[/b] Meanwhile, back on topic... [url=https://apnews.com/article/europe-summits-germany-coronavirus-pandemic-37c3f8fa9523c58576cbff6d9c13a103]Sweden is latest country to stop using AstraZeneca vaccine[/url][quote]BERLIN (AP) — Sweden on Tuesday became the latest country to pause use of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine as European regulators review safety data following reports of dangerous blood clots in some recipients.
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The Swedish Public Health Agency said Tuesday that it would suspend use of the AstraZeneca vaccine pending the results of the EMA meeting. Germany, France, Italy and Spain were among countries that suspended use of the vaccine on Monday.

"The decision is a precautionary measure," Sweden's chief epidemiologist, Anders Tegnell, said in a statement.[/quote]

[QUOTE=Dr Sardonicus;573831]I don't know what kind of "genetics" would cause a serious health problem to skyrocket within two generations, or to affect people in the good ol' USA at a higher rate than most other countries.[/QUOTE]Hmm, I claimed no such thing. However:
[CODE]how people respond to an environment that promotes physical inactivity and intake of high-calorie foods suggests that genes do play a role in developing obesity. [/CODE][URL]https://www.cdc.gov/obesity/adult/causes.html[/URL]
[URL]https://www.cdc.gov/obesity/data/obesity-and-covid-19.html[/URL]
[URL]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historical_racial_and_ethnic_demographics_of_the_United_States[/URL]
Then fold in redlining, [URL="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_desert"]food deserts[/URL], [URL="https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2020/09/poverty-rates-for-blacks-and-hispanics-reached-historic-lows-in-2019.html"]poverty[/URL], stress, nutrition quality, etc. as they affected differently individuals of various genetic lineages over decades. The dramatic rise in [URL="https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/processed-foods/"]highly processed foods[/URL] and [URL="https://corporate.mcdonalds.com/corpmcd/our-company/who-we-are/our-history.html"]fast food[/URL] over the past several decades is probably a factor.
Shifts in how [URL="http://www.csun.edu/science/health/docs/tv&health.html#influence"]leisure[/URL] or [URL="https://www.mic.com/articles/124711/your-health-and-fitness-with-office-jobs-vs-physical-jobs"]work[/URL] time is spent play a part.

None of that should be misconstrued as assigning blame. It can be useful to understand what an individual is facing in the battle of the bulge/bathroom scale. Becoming more fit has benefits vs. Covid19 risks and many other diseases.

[QUOTE=kriesel;573837]
Then fold in redlining, [URL="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_desert"]food deserts[/URL], [URL="https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2020/09/poverty-rates-for-blacks-and-hispanics-reached-historic-lows-in-2019.html"]poverty[/URL], stress, nutrition quality, etc. as they affected differently individuals of various genetic lineages over decades.[/QUOTE]

"Various genetic lineages?" Please specify.

Also, please explain how "affected differently" is based on genetics, rather than, say, discriminatory human actions or social policies.

We are in exciting times.
There is not enough vaccine to go around yet.
Make the best of it

[URL="https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2021/03/major-coronavirus-variant-found-pets-first-time?fbclid=IwAR1M-VVP2I7o3InGYqEVTd6vR1J-NFSn18u6Xk10XGhhophGgqPbFc4q4hU"]Major coronavirus variant found in pets for first time.[/URL]

This was probably inevitable.

One prediction coming from the "economy is more important than peoples' lives" crowd was that economic hardship from the public-health measures taken to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 would have people committing suicide in droves.

Or not...

[url=https://apnews.com/article/pandemics-suicide-prevention-coronavirus-pandemic-d8d9168403baa6660e5125c040b2ae81]US suicides dropped last year, defying pandemic expectations[/url][quote]NEW YORK (AP) - The number of U.S. suicides fell nearly 6% last year amid the coronavirus pandemic - the largest annual decline in at least four decades, according to preliminary government data.

Death certificates are still coming in and the count could rise. But officials expect a substantial decline will endure, despite worries that COVID-19 could lead to more suicides.[/quote]

Finished the most important assignment for the real life of this year. I'll stay home for 2 more weeks as what the health experts suggested, then I'll be totally free.

[QUOTE=tuckerkao;575604]Finished the most important assignment for the real life of this year. I'll stay home for 2 more weeks as what the health experts suggested, then I'll be totally free.[/QUOTE]

Well done! Don't forget to log yourself in this thread:

[URL="https://www.mersenneforum.org/showthread.php?t=26332&page=18"]https://www.mersenneforum.org/showthread.php?t=26332&page=18[/URL]

Thanks to the Covid lockdowns, lots of jobs won't be back until at least the end of this year. I believe the society should be fully reopened as soon as half of the Americans are vaccinated and those who already did should be granted the freedom after 2 more weeks.

If people work in the music industry, they cannot have the concerts packed with the crowds, what can they do, not something I can choose? My boss would just tell me to hopefully come back next year if the economy improves. Perhaps UncWilly understands why I have the free time to test all these exponents.

[QUOTE=mathwiz;575795]That's fortunate, since you're not going to guess the correct exponent![/QUOTE]
1 in 1 million of chance, not very likely, but it's not absolutely impossible. Every participant is guessing like the lottery ticket buyers, that's for sure.

[color=darkred]Moved from "Getting others to do the work on exponents I like (was: Trial Factoring Progress)"[/color]

[QUOTE=tuckerkao;575797]If people work in the music industry, they cannot have the concerts packed with the crowds, what can they do, not something I can choose?[/quote]On lie concerts have been a thing. Also, releasing special versions of songs has made quite a few artists money.
[quote]1 in 1 million of chance, not very likely, but it's not absolutely impossible. Every participant is guessing like the lottery ticket buyers, that's for sure.[/QUOTE]The odds of dying in the USoA from COVID are about 1 in 573. :Alfred E. Newman:

[color=darkred]Moved from "Getting others to do the work on exponents I like (was: Trial Factoring Progress)"[/color]