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Re:Omicron variant more resistant to vaccine but causes less... by dTal on Tuesday December 14, 2021 @11:37AM (#29553573)
That works out to 1-in-400. 6 times more deadly than base jumping. Not factoring the risk of long-term disability from post-viral CFS.

I'll happily give those odds a miss.

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Re:Omicron variant more resistant to vaccine but causes less... by aantix on Tuesday December 14, 2021 @11:41AM (#29553645)
Those (likely) aren't your odds.

Without knowing your specific background, your numbers are probably much less.

E.g. ages 0-17, there's been 644 deaths. Across a cohort with ~75,000,000 people.

https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/vsrr/covid_weekly/index.htm#Ag...

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Re:Omicron variant more resistant to vaccine but causes less... by jonathanstrange on Tuesday December 14, 2021 @12:19PM (#29554247)
Assuming that OP is a teenager or toddler...I guess that could be called "passive-aggressive optimism."
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Re:Omicron variant more resistant to vaccine but causes less... by dTal on Tuesday December 14, 2021 @03:40PM (#29557299)
And I've had a HN account for over 8 years... precocious little scamp aren't I!
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