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The average American is much more likely to die from Covid than from murder (and, in the recent past, Covid was the far more likely fate), so this doesn't seem
by tomjakubowski 4y ago
The average American is much more likely to die from Covid than from murder (and, in the recent past, Covid was the far more likely fate), so this doesn't seem crazy on its face.
- cudgy 4y agoWhat is an average American?
- socialismisok 4y agoThe number of deaths divided by the number of Americans. The phrase "average American" is shorthand for "statistically across all Americans".
- leereeves 4y agoSure, but the relevant statistic is Covid death rate, not vaccination rate. And by death rate, Texas is actually #21 (#1 being best) among states and surprisingly safer than New York: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1109011/coronavirus-covid19-death-rates-us-by-state/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/1109011/coronavirus-covi...