Originally Posted by alphasaur (Post 3434455)

It's for sure deadlier if you're older and or have other comorbidities. In 30 and under risk of death is fairly low even compared to something like Flu. For children, it's near zero.

Death is not the only metric we should be looking at though. It is a novel disease so we don't know if it might cause you to develop some sort of fibrosis or cancer or cardiac abnormality in 30 years. There does seem to be evidence that covid causes some long-term issues.

Look at something like HPV where it was implicated in cervical cancer at a relatively long period of time after the disease was discovered.

In my opinion this is why the vaccine is lower risk than the disease and why I chose to get it, along with protecting my patients and family members.

Originally Posted by Wally86 (Post 3434451)

It does make me wonder if politicians (most in those age brackets for sure) weren't blowing things out of proportion because they were most at risk lol. e.

Originally Posted by Dadhawk (Post 3434509)

Well, let's look at it in a different way.

Georgia has 14 deaths per 100,000 population from car accidents.

It had 188 deaths per 100,000 from COVID.

Don't you think that if the auto death rate suddenly increased by 1334% or so there would be some serious noise going on to get whatever is broken fixed?

Originally Posted by Wally86 (Post 3434530)

Honestly, no unless guns were involved lol.

Originally Posted by Dadhawk (Post 3434535)

Accidents listed are more than car accidents.
The COVID rate listed is from 2020. It's much higher now.

Originally Posted by Enigmeerkat (Post 3434423)

Why aren't I vaccinated yet?

Well despite having a severe phobia of needles, the single reason I'm not vaccinated yet is that vaccination isn't available yet for people under 40 years of age in my country (unless you're a front line worker or have some other co-morbidity).

Sitting here eagerly waiting my turn!

Originally Posted by wbradley (Post 3434586)

Wally86 adds an lol to the end of every post. I suppose this is all humourous to him?

I have a friend who has that habit. Sometimes you have to wonder why.

Originally Posted by alphasaur (Post 3434397)

I know which disease I'd rather catch, and it's not the one with a 100% mortality rate.

As I stated previously, covid-19 poses a greater risk to a population/community due to how easily it spreads. It poses less of a risk to an individual.

Originally Posted by Wally86 (Post 3434409)

Disease B has killed 10000 times more people but is 99% less deadly?

You have enough hours in a month to work both?


:D

Originally Posted by Enigmeerkat (Post 3434423)

Why aren't I vaccinated yet?

Well despite having a severe phobia of needles, the single reason I'm not vaccinated yet is that vaccination isn't available yet for people under 40 years of age in my country (unless you're a front line worker or have some other co-morbidity).

Sitting here eagerly waiting my turn!

Originally Posted by Capt Spaulding (Post 3434594)

I wouldn't and don't think anything of it. i have friends and relatives who temd to chuckle at the end of many sentences. Sometimes at what seem like less than appropriate moments. I chalk it up to a nervous tic. Wally just does it with his fingers.

Originally Posted by weederr33 (Post 3434601)

That's what it is in verbal discussions. Many younger folks these days can't help but add LOL and such after a text from pure habit.

Originally Posted by wbradley (Post 3434610)

I get it I need to be sensitive to all age groups and personality types. Nice day out, can't wait until things get back to normal again. I'm feeling good about being vaccinated but will feel better after the second shot. LOL

Imagine a family doctor or a nuclear reactor operator that finished every correspondence with LOL.

Originally Posted by weederr33 (Post 3434601)

That's what it is in verbal discussions. Many younger folks these days can't help but add LOL and such after a text from pure habit.

Originally Posted by EAGLE5 (Post 3434598)

Welcome to the land of the willfully obtuse. Just kidding. Not welcome. You've been here all along.

Originally Posted by Capt Spaulding (Post 3434594)

I wouldn't and don't think anything of it. i have friends and relatives who temd to chuckle at the end of many sentences. Sometimes at what seem like less than appropriate moments. I chalk it up to a nervous tic. Wally just does it with his fingers.

Originally Posted by wbradley (Post 3434586)

Wally86 adds an lol to the end of every post. I suppose this is all humourous to him?

I have a friend who has that habit. Sometimes you have to wonder why.

Originally Posted by Wally86 (Post 3434639)

I'll be 40 in a couple of months lol (Legit, laughed out loud... again)



That's aCute :)


Could be. I do it in texts too though. Hmmm...



Because everything is funny to me :thumbsup: