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<blockquote data-quote="NicoleC1971" data-source="post: 2338482" data-attributes="member: 365308"><p>The vaccine priority list is a good reflection of the risks for diabetics. We also have a lot of data on actual risks and know that advanced age is 22 x risk factor whereas diabetes type 1 is 3x. 3 x of what? The population mortality risk is estimated to be 0.3-0.7% with the higher end being somewhere like NY where more people are fat, diabetic and/or vitamin D deficient. That gives me type 1 with no other issues out at 0.9-2.1% risk of death also comparable to the length of various daily car journeys if you frame it in terms of something we do without much thought of the risk.</p><p></p><p>Those stats apply to the situation in the Spring when we were far more vulnerable but now a lot of people have had this virus and depending on where you live there's less risk of infection judging by actual hospitalisation and death rates which are much lower despite the fear mongering going on by the media/government. Its been described as the 2nd bounce of a water skimming pebble.</p><p></p><p>Anyway this is why I am happily working and going about my daily life with hand washing but not much more. The risks of me not working are greater for me (loss of income and mental health) and I suppose this is what you have to weigh up with your husband.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="NicoleC1971, post: 2338482, member: 365308"] The vaccine priority list is a good reflection of the risks for diabetics. We also have a lot of data on actual risks and know that advanced age is 22 x risk factor whereas diabetes type 1 is 3x. 3 x of what? The population mortality risk is estimated to be 0.3-0.7% with the higher end being somewhere like NY where more people are fat, diabetic and/or vitamin D deficient. That gives me type 1 with no other issues out at 0.9-2.1% risk of death also comparable to the length of various daily car journeys if you frame it in terms of something we do without much thought of the risk. Those stats apply to the situation in the Spring when we were far more vulnerable but now a lot of people have had this virus and depending on where you live there's less risk of infection judging by actual hospitalisation and death rates which are much lower despite the fear mongering going on by the media/government. Its been described as the 2nd bounce of a water skimming pebble. Anyway this is why I am happily working and going about my daily life with hand washing but not much more. The risks of me not working are greater for me (loss of income and mental health) and I suppose this is what you have to weigh up with your husband. [/QUOTE]
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