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You don't need an RCT. You need a study that compares COVID's many consequences and sequlae to the vaccine's myocarditis. Not COVID's myocarditis rate to the va
by llamaimperative 2y ago
You don't need an RCT. You need a study that compares COVID's many consequences and sequlae to the vaccine's myocarditis. Not COVID's myocarditis rate to the vaccine's myocarditis rate.
I can't find age-breakdown data of which specific complication causes the most death in COVID patients, but for the population broadly, it is multiple organ failure, then pneumonia and related pulmonary problems. Not myocarditis.
So if you're excluding the primary causes of death of COVID then sure, the tradeoff gets a lot less clear.
- gadders 2y ago>> You don't need an RCT. You need a study that compares COVID's many consequences and sequlae Effectively zero for healthy men under 40. I do think common sense needs to play a part in your risk assessment.
- llamaimperative 2y agoBut the rate of myocarditis, even using the upper end numbers for the highest risk group, is also “effectively zero”! That pre-print shows myocarditis rate of 0.01% for men under 40. The IFR for men between 35-39 is five and half times higher than that. I wouldn’t mind common sense, but in lieu of that, some basic numeracy would be helpful.
- gadders 2y ago>>The IFR for men between 35-39 is five and half times higher than that. For healthy men?
- llamaimperative 2y agoNot sure but CV risk is the primary comorbidity that matters for young people wrt COVID, which is also the main contributing factor to myocarditis risk. So no reason to believe there’s a huge difference here.