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But the meaningful data which is increased illness severity and higher chances of death are concentrated in 65+ age brackets which are 95%/88%/62% (1/2/3 shot v
by kcplate 5y ago
But the meaningful data which is increased illness severity and higher chances of death are concentrated in 65+ age brackets which are 95%/88%/62% (1/2/3 shot vaccinated) in the US. As you fall in ages it’s less % vaccinated, but also the chance of a severe case among the unvaccinated drops too…dramatically.
So yes, tens of millions unvaccinated, but also tens of millions that can’t really be measured as effectively either.
- ceejayoz 5y agoIf we can have statistically valid results from 40k clinical trial participants, 5% of the 65+ population being unvaccinated is plenty of data to base conclusions on.
- heavyset_go 5y agoOne issue I'd could imagine is that it might be difficult to slice a representative sample out of those 5% of people, whereas a clinical trial is set up from the get-go to enroll individuals that would make up a representative sample of the intended recipients of the drug/procedure/device that's being studied.
- kcplate 5y agoI think there would be difficulty just to get enough willing participants out of the 5%. I suspect that group at this point has to be the most extreme skeptical holdouts or religious objectors and would likely be adverse to any clinical trials.