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> As for the vaccine being more or less dangerous than the virus, I think for any population over 40 or in poor health, the trade off is clearly in favour of th
by chimeracoder 5y ago
> As for the vaccine being more or less dangerous than the virus, I think for any population over 40 or in poor health, the trade off is clearly in favour of the vaccine. But if you are 20 and in good health, I am not sure it is that obvious.
The risks of complications from the virus are many orders of magnitude higher than risks of complications from the vaccine, even for people in their 20s.
- cm2187 5y agoWhatever the numbers are, you are balancing a minuscule risk against another minuscule risk. That's not going to be a convincing argument.
- chimeracoder 5y ago> Whatever the numbers are, you are balancing a minuscule risk against another minuscule risk. That's not going to be a convincing argument. The rate of complications from COVID-19 infections among people in their 20s is absolutely not "minuscule".
- mdorazio 5y agoCan you find a reliable number to share on what the complication rate actually is? The best I can find is that the death rate in CA for 18-34 year olds is quite low - something like 0.07% [1]. [1] https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/COVID-19/COVID-19-Cases-by-Age-Group.aspx https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/COVID-19/COV...
- 908B64B197 5y ago> The risks of complications from the virus are many orders of magnitude higher than risks of complications from the vaccine, even for people in their 20s. For those who already had the virus and developed an immune response the risks are different.
- IG_Semmelweiss 5y agoThis was addressed upthread by timr There are no actual double blind, controlled, replicable studies that conclusively demonstrate "long covid" Long covid may be a thing. Right now, its like any anecdata on any virus.