There are immediate problems with that article. First is that the prominent US vaccines (Pfizer and Moderna) have fatality rates less than 3 per 100000. The author is using outdated information. The author then uses the Dutch vaccine model to determine side effects. The Dutch have follow ups with the patients and don’t differentiate between related and unrelated issues. Even after that, the net effect was one additional life saved (or as many as 8 if you read on) of those NOT vaccinated per 100,000 people. I.e. the herd immunity protection.
There are two things that I think the author was trying to get to, but I think the case was overstated:
1. the risk of death is low when infected with Covid.
2. The act of vaccinating has low return when the mortality rate isn’t high.
There are two things that I think the author was trying to get to, but I think the case was overstated:
1. the risk of death is low when infected with Covid.
2. The act of vaccinating has low return when the mortality rate isn’t high.
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