Moderna Covid vaccine candidate almost 95% effective, trials show

Re:Moderna Covid vaccine candidate almost 95% effective, tri... by wonderwonder on Monday November 16, 2020 @12:44PM (#25114618)

Just because the elderly are more vulnerable it does not mean other age groups are not experiencing a higher death rate due to covid.

Per the CDC: "Overall, an estimated 299,028 excess deaths have occurred in the United States from late January through October 3, 2020, with two thirds of these attributed to COVID-19. The largest percentage increases were seen among adults aged 25–44 years and among Hispanic or Latino (Hispanic) persons."

https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/mm6942e2.htm

I would argue that "adults aged 25–44 years" are a pretty integral component of the economy and more of them dying than normal is not great.

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Re:Moderna Covid vaccine candidate almost 95% effective, tri... by mansr on Monday November 16, 2020 @01:59PM (#25115552)

The largest percentage increase may have been in that age group, but since the base rate is very low, it still amounts to few deaths overall.

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