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It's a bit silly to go "it's less severe" based on death statistics when after two years of Corona waves, there are plain less individuals around for it to kill
by stefan_ 5y ago
It's a bit silly to go "it's less severe" based on death statistics when after two years of Corona waves, there are plain less individuals around for it to kill.
- oneoff786 5y agoDeath of the vulnerable is a thing, which I referenced, but it’s a relatively minor factor compared to vaccinations and immunity build up from past infections. Most people who would die from covid if they caught it did not catch it. I think it’s a bit silly to fixate on the base stats of the virus rather than it’s actually efficacy against the human population.
- midasuni 5y agoThe problem is by the time you see the effect (hospitilations) it’s too late to do anything about it. It’s like driving with a 20 second lag in your vision.
- dnautics 5y agono viral infection happens in a vaccuum. Each year's seasonal and nonseasonal flu comes on the backs of years of "less people" for it to kill, and people who have gained immune responses to any of its closest relatives, and people who have been immunized, and even humans who have been culled by similar viruses milennia ago during migratory bottlenecks.