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Well yeah, the problem with Delta is that it's so infectious that the tiny fraction of kids that face real risk is still a huge number as an absolute value. ht

by Pxtl 5y ago

Well yeah, the problem with Delta is that it's so infectious that the tiny fraction of kids that face real risk is still a huge number as an absolute value. https://mobile.twitter.com/DrEricDing/status/1446805759392718852 https://mobile.twitter.com/DrEricDing/status/144680575939271... > Now a top trending killer in kids 5-14: #DeltaVariant. > Surging from near 0% in June to now ~8% of deaths in kids 5-14 are #COVID19 in September. Some of those kids can get the shots, and should.

peteradio 5y ago
I'd need to see the data backing that figure. I'm pretty sure it's percentage of some subset of deaths related to respiratory disease in particular rather than all causes of deaths like gun shots etc. Unfortunately thats a deeply misleading statistic in that context because it says that Covid is only a small portion of all respiratory related illness among children and yet you are using it in the reverse.
- op00to 5y ago
  HAR HAR HAR ID NEED TO SEE A LOT MORE DEAD CHILDREN BEFORE I CAN MAKE A REAL INFORMED DECISION