The estimate, a credible estimate since about 2002 is 60 to 100,000 transplants a year. ECMO technology allows you to replace the heart and lungs. This gives you apparently 24, according to Ethan Gutman, another 24 hours. So ultimately his estimate, and he's very conservative in his estimates, is about half a million people.

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