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webscalist | 4 years ago

- Population is considered fixed (or growing very slowly)

- More people get vaccinated: A

- Less people remain unvaccinated: A' (=1-A)

- More people get infected: B

B/A' will of course grow more rapidly than B/A

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hn_throwaway_99|4 years ago

Statistics professors everywhere just giving a long, sad sigh.

lern_too_spel|4 years ago

B/A' and B/A are nonsensical statistics that nobody tracks. The figures people report are infected vaccinated individuals over A and infected unvaccinated individuals over A'.

responsivity|4 years ago

Isn't there a corresponding B' involved here? Or am I just dumb.