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Re:I Got a 'Mild' Breakthrough Case by robocat on Sunday September 12, 2021 @03:20PM (#28504000)
Absolutely useless: the calculator doesn't even ask if you have been vaccinated! And the risks are calculated for someone in the UK - completely irrelevant if you are not (no NHS etcetera).

Was the calculator developed before Delta? Does it already include a factor for your chances of catching it, or is it the risk after you have caught Covid? So many glaring issues - it isn't designed to be informative to the general public.

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Re:I Got a 'Mild' Breakthrough Case by azornathogron on Sunday September 12, 2021 @03:27PM (#28504062)
The associated paper was published in October 2020, so yes this was developed well before delta (at least well before delta's arrival in the UK), most likely in the period between the first and second major peaks in the UK. Given the way academia works I doubt it has been updated significantly since then.
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