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Re:Ireland drops most Covid restrictions in wake of 'Omicron... by djrogers on Saturday January 22, 2022 @10:50AM (#30037657)
> more deaths are occurring per capita in 0-14 year olds.

Citation please? Current CDC data don’t show enough deaths in that age range to be statistically significant, let alone provide that conclusion.

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Re:Ireland drops most Covid restrictions in wake of 'Omicron... by nkrisc on Saturday January 22, 2022 @03:31PM (#30040539)
Having personally known a 2 year old who was severely ill from COVID-19, I'll do what I can to prevent that happening to my child.

Statistics mean nothing once something bad has happened to you. It's not like having been struck by lightning is less bad because the odds of happening to you were low. I will do what I can to stack the odds in our favor.

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Re:Ireland drops most Covid restrictions in wake of 'Omicron... by blindmute on Sunday January 23, 2022 @10:57AM (#30047122)
What you're doing is hearing that your friend got struck by lightning, and then deciding to never walk outside while it's raining. If you knew someone who got severe myocarditis from the vaccine, would you then become anti vax? Or does your fear only go in media approved directions?
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