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Re:Why doesn’t natural immunity count in the US? by munk-a on Tuesday September 14, 2021 @06:33PM (#28532424)
You may be surprised to hear this - but it's actually the case that fewer people died this year to Russian Roulette than to COVID - and a lot of those people didn't volunteer to spin the wheel. I don't think the specifics about proportional chance of loss are particularly relevant.
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Re:Why doesn’t natural immunity count in the US? by throwaway894345 on Wednesday September 15, 2021 @10:28AM (#28539477)
You may be surprised to hear this - but you need to normalize for frequency to make a meaningful comparison.
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