Zip,
I posted this yesterday based on ACT data on hospitalisations:
View attachment 4545160COVID AND THE VACCINE - TRUTH, LIES, AND MISCONCEPTIONS REVEALED, 62706397, page-52623 | HotCopper ForumView attachment 4545163What the last table shows is that:
For the 65+ age group:
- the unvaccinated make up less than 1% of this age group but account for 8.7% of patients;
- those who have only received 2 doses account for 25.4% of hospitalisation, while accounting for just between 0.8% and 9.3% of the age group ( 9.3% of 50-69 have just 2 doses and 0.8% of the 70+ have just 2 doses);
- those who have received 4 doses only account for 10.9% of patients in this age group yet they make up between 24.3% and 71.9% of this age group (24.3% of 50-69 and 71.9% of the 70+ have received 4 doses);
For the 40 - 64 age group:
- the unvaccinated make up less than 1% of this age group but account for 12.3% of patients;
- those who have only received 2 doses account for 33.9% of hospitalisation, while accounting for just between 9.3% and 15.9% of the age group ( 9.3% of 50-69 have just 2 doses and 15.9% of the 40-49 have just 2 doses);
- those who have received 3 doses only account for 45.1% of patients in this age group yet they make up between 65.4% and 77.3% of this age group (65.4% of 50-69 and 77.3% of the 40-49 have received 4 doses);
- those who have received 4 doses only account for 3.6% of patients in this age group yet they make up between 5.8% and 24.39% of this age group (24.3% of 50-69 and 5.8% of the 40-49 have received 4 doses);
When analysing the data you need to differentiate between different age groups which have different risk profiles and different vaccination coverages. The greatest risk is the elderly. The lowest risk is the young. In many cases the risk to a vaccinated elderly person is still greater than the risk to both a vaccinated and unvaccinated young person If you do not stratify the data, with greater than 99% vaccination coverage in the elderly and less coverage in the young, there is a risk you will attribute the lower risk of the young to vaccination status rather than to age.
Hope that helps.
It will help if other jurisdictions provided data based on age by vaccination status like the ACT as it would help in the analysis. (NSW did provide this detail up until 12 Feb 2022 but then stopped providing it).
PS this is not a post necessary supporting vaccination. You still need to take into account absolute risk and possible adverse effects etc.
Regards
SP
