> Everyone who engages in any social contact with others could potentially transmit to them a pathogen which proves lethal. What other pathogens are similar to

> Everyone who engages in any social contact with others could potentially transmit to them a pathogen which proves lethal. What other pathogens are similar to Covid-19 on all of the following dimensions? - transmissibility (let's say this is equal to R number[1]) - mortality rate - hospitalization rate - long-term disability rate - cost of treatment - difficulty of preventing hospitalization I don't know of any disease that's similar. When you take the vaccine, your risk of hospitalization and death are dramatically reduced, and you're much less likely to give it to someone else. > This emphatically includes those who have taken the COVID-19 vaccines. Yes, but degrees matter here. Risk is fine and a part of life. Being unvaccinated is an unnecessary risk to yourself and others. 1. https://www.bbc.com/news/health-52473523 https://www.bbc.com/news/health-52473523 2. https://www.newscientist.com/article/2294250-how-much-less-likely-are-you-to-spread-covid-19-if-youre-vaccinated/ https://www.newscientist.com/article/2294250-how-much-less-l...