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> Your math is rather suspect; 1 in 5000 daily chance means that if someone is at risk for a breakthrough infection for 10 days that's a 1 in 500 chance, not yo
by qolop 5y ago
> Your math is rather suspect; 1 in 5000 daily chance means that if someone is at risk for a breakthrough infection for 10 days that's a 1 in 500 chance, not your 1 in 7.
I couldn't understand your comment or your math. The point OP is trying to convey is that 1/5000 is not a reassuring number even though the title makes it sound like one. That is, the title is deliberately misleading. (And you are a prime example of someone being mislead) That's because a 1/5000 daily chance implies a 1/7 chance over the course of 2 years which is actually pretty effing huge.
- Gibbon1 5y agoThe other thing is that 1/5000 chance isn't fixed. It depends on the amount of virus circulating in the reservoir of unvaccinated dummies. The prudent thing to do is just wait for the virus to infect those guys and burn itself out.
- CobaltFire 5y agoIt was because I interpreted his numbers one way, and it was incorrect, due to not being able to access the article. Shouldn't be doing that. My comment is left because other's already replied, but I was incorrect.