“Being a child aged 5 to 17 is 99.9 percent protective against the risk of death and 98 percent protective against hospitalization. For children 0 to 4, these numbers are 99.9 percent (death) and 96 percent (hospitalization).”https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/03/go-ahead-plan-family-vacation-your-unvaccinated-kids/618313/?utm_term=2021-03-18T10%3A00%3A56&utm_campaign=the-atlantic&utm_source=twitter&utm_content=edit-promo&utm_medium=social …
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The reference group isn't clear to me. I assume adults but not sure if that's all ages combined, and the CDC stats linked in that paragraph won't load on my phone.
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From that CDC page: All rates are relative to the 5—17-year age category. Sample interpretation: Compared with 5—17-year-olds, the rate of death is 45 times higher in 30—39-year-olds and 7,900 times higher in 85+-year-olds. Compared with 18—29-year-olds, the rate of...
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