He’s 6’2, which makes it easy to make
A man was given preference for the coronavirus vaccine because doctors mistakenly thought he was only six inches tall.
Liam Thorp is the political editor of the Liverpool Echo. But according to his doctor’s notes, he was a man only six centimeters tall – and a BMI (body mass index) of more than 28,000.
In fact, it would make him look even stranger than one of the Spurs dolls.
It is understandable that it also places him in a fairly high risk category that urgently needs a coronavirus vaccine.
Thorp explained the mix in hilarious detail on Twitter.
So I am not getting a vaccine next week – feel weird about why I was chosen before others, so call the family doctor to check. It turns out they have my height 6.2 cm rather than 6 feet 2, which gives me a BMI of 28,000 😂
– Liam Thorp @ (@LiamThorpECHO) 17 February 2021
Thorp wrote: “So I’m not getting a vaccine next week. I feel strange about why I was chosen over others, so the GP called to check. It turns out that they are 6.2 cm my length rather than 6 foot 2 has. me a BMI of 28,000. ‘
I mean I locked up a few pounds but not so much
– Liam Thorp @ (@LiamThorpECHO) 17 February 2021
Perhaps the funniest part of the story is Thorp’s mother’s reaction. After being told of the error, she replied “Well, maybe this is the wake-up call you need”.
When I told my mother that I was classified in the clinically obese category, she said, ‘well, maybe this is the wake-up call you need.’
– Liam Thorp @ (@LiamThorpECHO) 17 February 2021
Perhaps the mixture stems from poor handwriting, a feature that seems to be common among doctors.
Thorp wrote a piece for his employer, saying: ‘I am 32 years old and have no underlying health conditions, and although I could be described as on the thick side, I would not consider myself clinically obese (even after restriction). “
BMI is a measure of body weight combined with height. A BMI of 26/27 is usually classified as overweight, although there are complications in the data because muscles have a higher density than fat.
Many professional athletes are considered overweight according to BMI, which often can not be further from the truth. It is more relevant as a measure of larger population scales. BMI can tell you, for example, that the Spaniards are on average leaner than the population of the Pacific.
It is surprising, however, that the scale did not arise spontaneously when someone with a size of 28,000 was seen.