[base698]

I don't really understand this level of risk aversion. I'm probably old for hacker news, early 40s and my infection fatality rate is somewhere around 5 to 12 in 100k. I've got many hobbies and lifestyle choices that expose me to greater risk.

Even at 80 years old the risk of covid at worst is basically no different than wingsuit base jumping hard for a season. Yes of course if you can lower your 5% risk of death by all means the vaccine is worth it. Somewhere between 50 and 80 is a gray area.

[mrguyorama]

I played a lot of DND. 1 out of 20 odds come up more often than you naturally expect.

[base698]

> Yes of course if you can lower your 5% risk of death by all means the vaccine is worth it.

[ridgered4]

I wasn't so much worried about death as I was about being crippled with long covid and having to deal with the medical system, that would probably not believe me for help.

[scarface74]

There is not only death, there is “severe illness”.