I think this thread has derailed, but will add anyway:
It's not just about whether or not you die. I know only one person who has died from COVID. But, I know many, many more who had COVID, all considered "mild" since they didn't require hospitalization, and many of those are "long-haulers", with long-term damage to their lungs or heart, or debilitating fatigue, brain fog, or continued loss of sense of taste, (food tastes disgusting, or can't taste much of anything), and so on. One person I know with damaged lungs seems to worsening, though she tested positive for COVID over a year ago.
You can also be asymptomatic, but still be spreading COVID. So, you might be fine, but kill off grandma, or a sick child, or at least leave them with long-term damage.
Math is not a skill I claim, but I think there was a misstating of the death rate. Someone with better math skills can sort that one out. Maybe I just misunderstood how it was stated. That's likely the problem - my reading of it.
But, either way, the newer strains supposedly are more lethal, so I'm not sure we know what the death rate is currently for the strains that people are likely to get now, rather than when this all began.
As far as how much risk there is, each individual has to decide how much risk they're willing to take, if they're putting family and others at risk, and what is worth that risk. Some of us are higher risk takers, some of us are lower risk takers, and we all like playing ukulele, though we won't agree on what the best ukulele is, or what strings to use.
Now, off to check on how those Uke Logic strings are settling in on a uke I put them on yesterday. And, yes, I did consider playing ukulele when deciding which arm should get the vaccination. Important things.
