Coronavirus discussion thread

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Hunkyteddy Feb 2021 10:38am, 4 Feb 2021 755 posts	0 Hunkyteddy 1 in 11,000. That'll do.
Oscar the Grouch Feb 2021 10:57am, 4 Feb 2021 2,563 posts	0 Oscar the Grouch 1 in 28,000...
Ultracat Feb 2021 11:02am, 4 Feb 2021 13,431 posts	0 Ultracat Pregnant women I assume they are routinely tested as they go to hospital to have baby.
Velociraptor Feb 2021 11:08am, 4 Feb 2021 51,345 posts	0 Velociraptor 1 in 17544/1 in 2309, with the only declared risk factor being my age and no factoring in of immunisation status.
HappyG(rrr) Feb 2021 11:17am, 4 Feb 2021 37,559 posts	0 HappyG(rrr) I'd like to see risk of catching it, not just risk of getting severe hospitalization or death. I'm not worried about dying, not keen on living with impaired respiratory function or other long covid symptoms. But I don't think any of the calculators show that.
larkim Feb 2021 11:32am, 4 Feb 2021 13,415 posts	0 larkim 1 in 31250 / 1 in 23256 How is absolute risk lower than risk with no risk factors when I've got no risk factors?
ThorntonRunner Feb 2021 11:38am, 4 Feb 2021 4,573 posts	0 ThorntonRunner It may come down to location Larkim - presumably the no risk factors option is UK average. I had a higher than expected risk - about 1 in 5600 if I remember, but I live near Leicester which has been a hotspot. In effect home address can be a risk factor
larkim Feb 2021 11:47am, 4 Feb 2021 13,416 posts	0 larkim I think that's right - I removed my postcode and they aligned (for death), though were still a little out of step for hospitalisation.
Bazoaxe Feb 2021 12:33pm, 4 Feb 2021 18,852 posts	0 Bazoaxe 87yo housebound MiL has had vaccine 1 - yay. But not without incident. Mrs Axe told the person who called that she would almost certainly be in bed sleeping and would not hear or answer the door and ensured that they had the key safe code to let themselves in and wake her up. Of course they arrived, didnt know about the key safe and got no answer from the buzzer. Luckily the ground floor neighbour somehow stepped in, called Mrs Axe and got permission to share the done (he has it just in case) and they got in and gave the vaccine. I know its hard to be critical but Mrs Axe knew this would happen and ensured the message was made clear, but it didnt obviously pass down the line
DocM Feb 2021 12:42pm, 4 Feb 2021 39,697 posts	0 DocM Pregnant women have an increased risk of getting sick if they catch covid