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Re:Unvaccinated Covid patients cost the U.S. health system b... by toomuchtodo on Tuesday September 14, 2021 @06:17PM (#28532239)
You can dump covid patients with low odds of a positive outcome off support equipment (vents and ECMOs) when healthier patients come in for treatment and equipment supply is constrained. This is already occurring (crisis standard of care).

Get vaccinated.

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Re:Unvaccinated Covid patients cost the U.S. health system b... by Andys on Tuesday September 14, 2021 @06:21PM (#28532276)
This could be a way that systemic pro-vax bias reinforces the statistical outcomes.
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Re:Unvaccinated Covid patients cost the U.S. health system b... by Fjolsvith on Tuesday September 14, 2021 @06:27PM (#28532354)
Especially in Israel, where their coronavirus spread reaches new heights [1], despite 78% of their population being innoculated! [2]

1. https://www.timesofisrael.com/health-ministry-chief-says-cor...

2. https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/israel-vaccine-data-how-...

They have to do something because the vaccine just isn't stemming the tide!

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Re:Unvaccinated Covid patients cost the U.S. health system b... by keyboardCowBoy on Tuesday September 14, 2021 @06:42PM (#28532514)
They are also giving boosters out. Someone please explain why Israel is struggling with COVID-19?
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Re:Unvaccinated Covid patients cost the U.S. health system b... by treeman79 on Tuesday September 14, 2021 @07:24PM (#28532915)
Because the vaccine helps a lot; but doesn’t solve Covid.

Even at 100% vaccination rate there would still be issues, less issues, but far from Zero.

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Re:Unvaccinated Covid patients cost the U.S. health system b... by loktarogar on Tuesday September 14, 2021 @07:10PM (#28532758)
I'm guessing that's eligible population as the numbers mentioned in the article line up more with around 66% of the total population, which isn't enough to stem the tide.
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