TheConversationUS, 1 year ago

A simple but important lesson in statistics from a mathematics professor:

1% of #Covid19 cases resulting in death DOES NOT mean that you have a 1% chance of dying.

Your personal risk depends on your vaccination status, masking, immune system, demographic group, community prevalence and other factors.

https://theconversation.com/if-1-of-covid-19-cases-result-in-death-does-that-mean-you-have-a-1-chance-of-dying-if-you-catch-it-a-mathematician-explains-the-difference-between-a-population-statistic-and-your-personal-risk-201147

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