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I thought it just caught it early = increased win % = lower risk

But maybe we are just talking past each other on wording.

I just know my boss’ unvax’d brother died last week from Covid and I believe that if he’d been vax’d that he probably would have survived. It’s a major mess beyond just the obvious because he was seemingly doing it all for 3+ households (his own plus elderly nearby).

I’m going to do everything I can not to do that to my own family. I can lower the risk by getting a colonoscopy, eating right, exercising, wearing my seatbelt, buying cars with antilock brakes and collision avoidance systems, etc., and boosting up when my doctor recommends it.

[Post edited by Rinoki21 at 01/07/2022 8:19PM]

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Posted: 01/07/2022 at 8:02PM

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I thought it just caught it early = increased win % = lower risk

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