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Wouldn’t natural immunity require… getting Covid? At a 2% death rate (yes that’s debatable), in the US, that would mean 7M deaths. Or, everyone could be vaccina
by jmpman 5y ago
Wouldn’t natural immunity require… getting Covid? At a 2% death rate (yes that’s debatable), in the US, that would mean 7M deaths. Or, everyone could be vaccinated with a vaccine that’s not perfectly safe (around 1 death per million - resulting in 350 deaths from the vaccine alone) but is ~93% effective. 7% of 7M + 350 is much less than 7M. And yes, I’m sympathetic to the “my freedom” view, while being vaccinated. But I just don’t understand people pushing the natural immunity and 7M deaths versus vaccines and a tiny fraction of deaths. What am
I missing? Does the natural immunity crowd want us to hold a massive “Get Covid” rally, drop 7M people, and get on with our lives? Or are they suggesting that those who don’t want to take the vaccine get to just not take it, and eventually get Covid? (While taking ivermectin and monoclonal antibodies? A la Joe Rogan)
- mrfusion 5y ago2% is really extreme. Here’s an overview of different studies in different countries. The global high estimate is .68% https://swprs.org/studies-on-covid-19-lethality/ https://swprs.org/studies-on-covid-19-lethality/
- shawnb576 5y agoThe point stands. Even 2.4M deaths is not a reasonable trade off vs people just taking a safe, free, and available vaccine.