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The other thing that needs bringing into the discussion is vulnerability. The average of death with Covid in the US is 80. If every healthy 30 year old and un
by benjaminwootton 5y ago
The other thing that needs bringing into the discussion is vulnerability.
The average of death with Covid in the US is 80.
If every healthy 30 year old and under in the US declined the vaccine, this would barely move the needle. They personally are not vulnerable and are not likely to end up in hospital.
Reading this discussion, you would think that vaccinated = safe, unvaccinated = certain doom. Age is a much stronger predicter than vaccine status.
- partiallypro 5y agoAge and also just health status in general, people with diabetes or heart issues are vulnerable; but to your point most of those vulnerable are now vaccinated.
- benjaminwootton 5y agoMy point was that triple jabbing the worlds healthy 5-30 year olds will not move the needle on hospital demand. They are simply not vulnerable to the disease in a significant way. So sure, let’s discuss unvaxxed/1 shot/2 shot/boosted splits, but in the relevant population. To focus on 20 year olds is a red herring.
- Daishiman 5y agoCOVID vaccines reduce the incidence of long COVID symptoms, which most definitely affect young people.
- nomel 5y agoDo you have a reference? It seems "long COVID" isn't completely understood, especially in the young: https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/young-people-less-likely-to-have-long-covid-than-early-studies-suggested https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/young-people-less-...