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Originally Posted by Bill14564
No deaths are frivolous; all deaths are tragic for someone.
There were 169 cases reported with the AZ vaccine but not all cases resulted in death. 34M vaccinations and 169 cases give a death rate of less than five in one million. Compare that to the current US death numbers for COVID which are about 18,000 deaths per million cases.
Every one of the deaths are tragic but a reduction in rate from 18,000 to fewer than five is a large step in the right direction.
There are a few other things to consider:
1. The J&J numbers look like about one in one million
2. The US and some EU countries have paused vaccinations with J&J or AZ while the issue is investigated and, hopefully, mitigations are identified
3. In the US there are the Pfizer and Moderna alternatives
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And how many of the deaths from Covid are false claims by hospitals. If a person dies from injuries related to a car accident, and that same person test positive for Covid, the hospital writes or the death certificate, "Cause of death, Covid". There is a big difference in determining how many folks die "with" Covid, and how many die "because of" Covid.
All this for a virus that has about a 99% survival rate.