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Yes, not zero risk. But to give you an idea of the risk, here are the numbers from England (only, not entire UK): - Total COVID deaths: 28,137 - Deaths, 0-19
by ageitgey 6y ago
Yes, not zero risk. But to give you an idea of the risk, here are the numbers from England (only, not entire UK):
- Total COVID deaths: 28,137
- Deaths, 0-19 years of age: 18
- Deaths, 0-19 years of age, no pre-existing condition: 3
You are definitely going to see individual news reports on those 3 cases because they are exceptional and scary. But you aren't going to see individual news reports on the 25,721 people aged over 60 who died of COVID during the same period.
And keep in mind that not only are the raw numbers astronomically higher for the older age ranges, but those older age ranges are also much smaller populations. So it's even worse than it appears.
For example, 15,020 people aged 80+ died of COVID. But 80+ year olds are only 4.6% of the population in England. Under 18s make up more like 25% of the population but only account for 18 deaths. That's about as close to low risk as you can get without being zero risk.