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very common fallacy: absolute vs relative risk. kids have a miniscule risk of dying from covid (0.01%?) therefore reducing this already very very small risk isn
by distrohopper 4y ago
very common fallacy: absolute vs relative risk. kids have a miniscule risk of dying from covid (0.01%?) therefore reducing this already very very small risk isn't doing much at all. Of course kids do not require an experimental vaccine for a not at all very lethal viral infection.
- usrn 4y agoYou're not even guaranteed to get infected (I still haven't been.) So you need to apply that prior as well.
- nradov 4y agoThe virus will be around forever so unless you live in a sterile bubble everyone will be occasionally exposed. So infection isn't 100% guaranteed, but it's close. https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/vinay-prasad/94646 https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/vinay-prasad/94646 How do you know you haven't been infected? Asymptomatic cases are common, and most people aren't getting frequent tests.