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Originally Posted by Toy Soldier
Like Cherie says above its a bit more complicated than that because the strain on health services will cost lives (not just Covid deaths; deaths from all causes).
Also 1% is overall and you have to remember that under 25 the death rate is effectively 0% (not zero deaths but a miniscule proportion) and goes up with age; its probably 5%+ in 60 year olds and if you go up to 80 year olds it's as high as 20%.
So it's not as simple as saying "you have a 99% chance of survival" - it's not random, it depends on your age and health. If you're a fit 20 year old you have a 99.99% chance of survival. If you're a fat 70 year old you're probably in trouble.
A lot of the people protesting look to be in their 50's and have nowhere near 99% survival rate.
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I imagine that influenza statistics are similar? Older people are more vulnerable?
We don't usually crash the the economy and turn ourselves into a totalitarian society every influenza season.