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Originally Posted by DeadL
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https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#demographics
Here, with this link you can see the following:
06.7% of Deaths were 0-49 ( 64,601 Dead) <--Where you are probably
17.5% of Deaths were 50-64 (169,000 Dead)
75.8% of Deaths were 65+ (732,587 Dead)
67.9% of Cases were 0-49 (49,660,174 Cases)
18.6% of Cases were 50-64 (18,164,908 Cases)
13.5% of Cases were 65+ (13,155,590 Cases)
Based on the given data, a rough estimate chance of dying of COVID for ages 0-49 is 0.13%.
That's ignoring any number of other factors known and unknown. Individual risks like preexisting health conditions, occupation, and location may increase or decrease the likelihood of death from COVID-19. You have to also factor in severe illness and long-term effects from COVID-19, not just Deaths.
Ignoring the effects on the individual, you have to acknowledge the problems large numbers of critically ill or sick people have on society as well. Obviously you've all heard about "Flattening the Curve" and that was purely to prevent the healthcare system from collapsing during moments when newly reported cases were jumping well over 100,000 per day. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/...vid-cases.html
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Thanks Doc, but the bolded part is doing some really heavy lifting
I, like any rational adult should, recognized where my health markers were at and realized that I could easily beat covid. My personal risk of death is not 0.13%, it is likely much much lower than that
Which is why I beat it easily unvaxxed in a strain that killed tens of thousands. I was running laps around the park at midnight with covid because I was going stir-crazy from quarantine, and all I felt was slightly more tired but not even winded. Also lifting at home with it. Compared to whooping cough which I had in the past, it was a complete joke
At risk or vulnerable populations should get the vaxx IMO. That is likely not Trex, based on what I have heard of his lifestyle. But I’m not giving him medical advice either, to each their own