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You have a .2% mortality chance once you exhibit symptoms, right? That's much greater than no risk.

• arcticbull 7y ago
  That 0.2% is in line with the flu, and also, generally is attributable to those with comorbid conditions, especially ones that compromised immunity. If you're young and healthy, it's not 0.2% -- it's much lower. If you're young and unhealthy it's not 0.2% -- it's much higher. There's no such thing as no risk. I'm putting myself at risk of all sorts of things by leaving the house.
  • simtel20 7y ago
    Your reasoning seems off. From what I can find, in your age group, the mortality rate for covid-19 after exhibiting symptoms is 0.2%. This is about equal to the rate for the overall flu mortality rate which includes those who have a higher risk. Your dismissal of "everything puts you at risk" is common when we're young, but it is misplaced as well. I suspect you know and understand that a lot of background risk is actively reduced by the actions we take, personally and professionally (justice system, laws, streetlights, seat belts etc.) so while you may be speaking what you feel, if you know better you may want to reconsider stating it as though it was a fact.
  • notabee 7y ago
    Your figures are wrong by several orders of magnitude. In the 18-49 age group, the seasonal flu fatality rate is around 0.0018%.[1] 0.2% is already uncomfortable odds: 1 in 500. And that figure assumes proper hospital care as others have also replied. It's much higher if the healthcare system is flooded. 1. https://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/burden/2018-2019.html https://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/burden/2018-2019.html (The mortality rate figures given are per 100,000 population, so 1.8 / 1000 yields the percentage for that age group.)