Curious of the COVID death risk to young children and their parents? Follow these charts. First, here is COVID vs non-COVID deaths by age since February. Ideally I would start Mar 1st but the CDC gives its data in bulk from Feb 1st. 
The COVID deaths are so low under 55 that you can't really see what's going on. So let's zoom in to the pre-school and school age range (1-24 years) and most parent age ranges (25-54 years) to take a closer look.
Adults 25-54 were 15x more likely to die from non-COVID causes than COVID from Feb to now.
Based on May 20th best CDC estimate, those infected under 50 have around a 1 in 3000 chance of death. For reference, odds of meeting your death by choking on food is around 1 in 2700.
Based on May 20th best CDC estimate, those infected under 50 have around a 1 in 3000 chance of death. For reference, odds of meeting your death by choking on food is around 1 in 2700.
Students aged 1-24 were 96x more likely to die from non-COVID than COVID from Feb to now.
Let's keep things in perspective when considering children education. The negative development consequences are orders of magnitude worse than the actual risk. Use facts over fear.
Let's keep things in perspective when considering children education. The negative development consequences are orders of magnitude worse than the actual risk. Use facts over fear.
