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Originally Posted by SkBlogW
Bwaahahaha! In age group 0 to 17 there have been 439 covid deaths
In age group 0 to 17 there have been 4,465,332 confirmed covid cases. Because kids are asymptomatic at higher rates than adults CDC estimates 26,838,244 total cases in kids 0 to 17.
Lets do the math. Using confirmed cases (4,465,332) the chance of a kid dying from covid is 0.009%. Thats 9/100,000 as a fraction
Using CDC estimated number for total cases 0 to 17 (26,838,244) the chance of a kid dying from covid is 0.001%. That's 1/100,000 as a fraction.
Both of these calculations show a better chance of survival (by far) than a fully vaccinated adult.
Estimated COVID-19 Burden | CDC
What a ridiculous endeavor and waste it would be to vaccinate 74 million kids and make them sit in school with useless facemasks.
Every kid counts right? About 70,000 die every year, and we are going to inject all 74 million of them with a vaccine they clearly don't need.
What a laugh.  |
This may be an unpopular opinion but here goes..........
OK, children may not "need" the vaccine to protect them but those children need to be vaccinated to contribute to a much needed herd immunity. Our country will never reach herd immunity without vaccinated children. There are adults who can not be vaccinated due to medical reasons and they need the protection of herd immunity.