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by complexmango 1618 days ago
Are you also going to prohibit your kids from riding in a car because the chances of a traffic accident are non zero?

Asking because kids 1-4 are being hospitalized for COVID at the rate of 1.6/100,000, deaths are at 2/1,000,000 and traffic accident mortality is 11/100,000.

https://emilyoster.substack.com/p/covid-risks-for-small-chil...

https://www.iihs.org/topics/fatality-statistics/detail/state...