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> I'm not including the chance for severe side effects, hospitalization here (I don't know a good data source for those that is age-specific). From the Scottis
by LandR 6y ago
> I'm not including the chance for severe side effects, hospitalization here (I don't know a good data source for those that is age-specific).
From the Scottish Government figures.The hospitalization to confirmed cases breaks down like this for age:
Age Cases Hospitilizations
0-4 1417 77 (5.4%)
5-14 3933 44 (1.1%)
15-19 7766 46 (0.5%)
20-24 9035 79 (0.8%)
25-44 28690 867 (3.0%)
Everyone should get the vaccine.
- totony 6y agoThat's confirmed cases so take these figures with a grain of salt. E.g. those are (probably) upper bounds EDIT: Here are the stats for the seasonal flu: https://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/burden/past-seasons.html https://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/burden/past-seasons.html tldr: 1-2% hospitalization average