This appears to be an appeal to emotion. The risk from polio was also almost negligible, if these numbers are accurate. Also, if as suggested by the wording th

This appears to be an appeal to emotion. The risk from polio was also almost negligible, if these numbers are accurate. Also, if as suggested by the wording these numbers are looking at the risk to kids then it's not a fair comparison anyways, as the 1% number (already hyperbolic) quoted for COVID is across both vulnerable and not-vulnerable populations. I for one do not find myself needing to display compassion for numbers as I reserve my compassion for actual human beings. To mangle Douglas Adams, being overly concerned about IFRs is to me extremely odd as on the whole, it isn't the ~~small green pieces of paper~~ statistics that are getting sick.