The base rate fallacy explains why the #ScaredVaccinated don’t comprehend the good news about the pandemic numbers. 1
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There is new data for the 80% of people over 65 who have been vaccinated to be optimistic. The CDC reported the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines prevent hospitalization for 96% of people 65 -74-years-old. So grandma has been saved. Hallelujah
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Children and teens continue to be safe from COVID. During the whole pandemic, 350 died from a base rate of 75 million. There’s an increase in children hospitalized due to the more contagious Delta variant, but base rates show less than .1 % of kids with COVID are hospitalized
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For adults under 65 with no health conditions, it’s virtually impossible to die from COVID. The overall survival rate including the elderly and underlying conditions is 98.7 percent— even if you’re not vaccinated. For the vaccinated, the survival rate may be 100%
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#ScaredVaccinated are incapable of understanding how these facts and food news translate into their lives. Their cognitive bias and panic make them perceive that they could die. They are afraid of their children dying. This is why they want everyone else vaccinated.Show this thread
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That's like saying, "My decision to drive drunk doesn't affect anyone else's safety on the road." Yes it does.
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Tell me you know fuck all about how vaccination works without telling me you know fuck all about vaccination works.
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It is remarkably painful seeing people with this much confidence and this little knowledge.
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I don't think someone exposing their neighbors to disease vectors because they don't like needles gets to call anyone else "scared".
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