I saw this too! I still have questions, but at least someone else is thinking about it.
In accordance with CDC guidelines, daycare removed mask requirements today.
I think I’m OK with it. At this point, I am not sure it does much for my kids. The toddlers don’t wear masks, my toddler is at home with my preschooler. We will still wear masks at stores, but mostly at this point, I give up, and hopefully the risk is low.
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That’s kind of where I am too. We made our kindergartener wear a mask for an extra two weeks after they removed the school district requirements, but he’s vaccinated and no one else in his class is wearing one. We’ll still wear them in stores and other public places, at least.
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Well, the “good” news is that we’re still in a wear-masks area. The bad news is virtually no one ever has worn one.
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My parents are planning a road trip to visit a few national parks in a few weeks, in Arizona and possibly Utah.
We’ve been discussing whether or not they should mask while they’re in indoor places, and I’m inclined to tell them not to mask if most other people are not.
They’re in their early 60s, healthy, some high blood pressure but mostly managed with meds. They’re both vaccinated and boosted. They’re also older Asian people who speak heavily accented English. I’m worried about them being harassed or worse if they do wear masks and most other people aren’t.
Thoughts?
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I am their age with similar medical issues and I don’t wear a mask unless required. Anti maskers are acting crazy so I think you gave them good advice. Plus being vaccinated and boosted I am done worrying.
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Uplifting!
- For a boosted 50-64 year old, the risk of dying from an Omicron infection (516 MM) is about the same risk as driving for 5 years in the U.S. (500 MM).
- For a vaccinated 18-49 year old, the risk of dying from an Omicron infection (90/48 MM) is less than the annual risk of dying on the road (100 MM).
(which says a lot about the risks we take in driving, too)
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Hey before covid, traffic deaths were the leading cause of death for people aged 18-40. Now we’re back to that. Just like covid, we accept a level of risk and death despite knowing what we could do to lower traffic deaths (increase minimum driving age, lower speed limits, make single occupancy car operation more expensive or inconvenient, increase investment in public transit, safe biking and walking facilities, and other driving alternatives).
Just like we could eliminate traffic deaths if we took measures that were inconvenient, we could eliminate covid deaths if we took measures that were inconvenient. But the risk-reward ratio has to be measured. We’re willing to implement driving licenses and seatbelts and speed limits, but not willing to make the driving age 18, lower the speed limit to 15 in neighborhoods, or implement tolls to enter city centers.
I’ve been comparing covid to traffic deaths all along and Imma keep doing it.
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Why is the risk to younger people higher? I thought older people were dying more of covid?
Also, I regularly have panic attacks driving, so, still anxious about covid.
Teenagers drive stupidly?
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Am I reading it wrong?
The risk of a 50-64 year old dying of covid is the 5-year driving risk; but the risk of an 18-49 year old dying is 1-year.
Doesn’t that mean younger people have a higher risk of dying of covid?
Also, is the statistic the person in that age category’s risk of dying on the road, or the general risk.
The 50-64 year old figure was for being boosted and 18-49 just says vaccinated, so maybe that’s the difference?
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I believe it’s specific to that age category’s driving risk. Which tracks with the teenagers/younger folk driving worse than older folk. Also, morbidly, fewer really danger drivers make it to the higher age range.
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The newsletter is only assessing risk in terms of MM, and risk of driving is per 120 miles traveled. (1 MM = 1/1 million)
In the simplistic assumptions provided, the risks of driving increases the more miles you travel. The newsletter presents it as years given average miles per year.
The risk of 1 year of driving is 1/5 the risk of 5 years of driving. So - the risk for 18-49 year olds, vaccinated, is ~ 1/5 risk for 50-64 boosted.
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Sorry pal.
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Older people die of other things.
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It‘s not just driving worse. Younger people are more likely to be killed in traffic deaths not just as drivers but also as passengers and pedestrians.
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I am really curious to learn more about this but this is probably not the thread for it – @anomalily or anyone else who Knows Shit wanna drop some knowledge bombs in my journal/over DM?
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Could always go in today I learned- seems fitting to me lol!
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