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>The IFR (Infected Fatality Rate4) for the original variant was about 0.01% for those in their 20s and 0.2% for those in their 40 Thanks, so 2x of that is 0.02
by matz1 5y ago
>The IFR (Infected Fatality Rate4) for the original variant was about 0.01% for those in their 20s and 0.2% for those in their 40
Thanks, so 2x of that is 0.02% and 0.4%, that was my point: 2x of a low rate is still low
- alkonaut 5y agoI don’t think anyone is arguing 20-somethings should be getting the vaccine for (their own) risk of ending up dead. The risk is low but not even healthy 20 year olds should disregard a 2/10000 risk of preventable death.
- matz1 5y agoIts a choice, at least for me there is a lot of thing in life that a lot more worrying than 2/10000 risk of preventable death