Re:US agencies call for pause in Johnson & Johnson vaccine
by base698 on Tuesday April 13, 2021 @01:24PM
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From what I can deduce using CDC data my chance of hospitalization is 0.5 to 2%. Assuming linear relationship of obesity in the population and assuming the same risk at the top of my cohort to the bottom.
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Re:US agencies call for pause in Johnson & Johnson vaccine
by Izkata on Tuesday April 13, 2021 @02:13PM
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My point was more the last part:
> Many adults (35%) say that at least half of infected people need hospitalization.
This is why so many in low-risk groups have been so enthusiastic - misinformation that has them thinking it really is the Black Death.
Re:US agencies call for pause in Johnson & Johnson vaccine
by hvac on Tuesday April 13, 2021 @02:57PM
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Or maybe people are just terrible at judging acute risks? This isn't unique to covid - ask them about flying on an airliner or living next to a nuclear power plant and you would get some equally comical numbers. At any rate risk of hospitalization/death isn't the complete picture since some of those young people are ostensibly doing it to protect the people around them.