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Re:Pfizer's oral Covid-19 antiviral cuts hospitalization, de... by captainredbeard on Friday November 05, 2021 @11:42AM (#29120881)
The death rate difference could be due to something as simple as a higher percentage of seniors in the state, for instance, or differing population densities. Hacker News is full of sophists.
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Re:Pfizer's oral Covid-19 antiviral cuts hospitalization, de... by dang on Friday November 05, 2021 @02:45PM (#29123261)
"Please don't sneer, including at the rest of the community."

https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

Your comment would be just fine without that swipe.

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Re:Pfizer's oral Covid-19 antiviral cuts hospitalization, de... by kickopotomus on Friday November 05, 2021 @02:46PM (#29123268)
Median age in Kansas is 36.7. Median age in Missouri is 38.6. Kansas has 4 towns with population densities >4000/sq mile. Missouri has 38 towns with population densities >4000/sq mile.
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