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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsI'm making a bet with an anti-vaxxer
He says that by January, COVID will be a pandemic of the vaccinated - most of the hospitalizations for COVID in America will be vaxxed people. If he and the evangelical nutjob (different person) who bet me a Bitcoin that Trump would be reinstated by January keep their word, I'm going to start the New Year off well.
TlalocW
Walleye
(30,935 posts)Throck
(2,520 posts)And masked.
Phoenix61
(16,992 posts)There are two ways that could happen. Many more people get vaccinated or vast numbers of the unvaccinated die.
PoindexterOglethorpe
(25,811 posts)But as bad as Covid is, it just doesn't have all that high a mortality rate, so vast numbers of the unvaccinated are not going to die.
If 100% of the population was vaccinated, then it would become a low-level nuisance for the vaccinated. They will still be extremely well protected from hospitalization and death.
yardwork
(61,533 posts)panader0
(25,816 posts)We could cash in when they croak. Only half kidding.
lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)Chipper Chat
(9,671 posts)Can you say ...karma???
mopinko
(69,982 posts)sounds like an incredible mark.
Lasher
(27,533 posts)Try to get a neutral third party to hold the bitcoin.
CrispyQ
(36,413 posts)I mean if he's ignorant enough to take this bet, he might not know what he committed to. ???
TlalocW
(15,373 posts)I have two going on.
Evangelist who believes YouTube Prophets that Trump will be reinstated by January 1.
FB idiot who thinks COVID will become a pandemic of the vaxxed by January.
To be honest, I'm not sure what a bitcoin is. I mean, I get the whole high level blockchain stuff, but other than that... When I win - if the guy pays off, I'll just sell it for whatever it's worth at the time. I don't want to become a BC speculator.
TlalocW
CrispyQ
(36,413 posts)NightWatcher
(39,343 posts)If he's right, you won't have to pay them, but you may their next of kin.
Ms. Toad
(33,992 posts)But if that's the case, It likely will no longer be a pandemic.
Johonny
(20,817 posts)It's possible that the vaccinated might end up the majority of cases in a highly vaccinated society, but the outcome would be such that I don't think people would considerate a pandemic anymore than they consider seasonal flu or colds a pandemic.
marble falls
(56,994 posts)LetMyPeopleVote
(144,884 posts)Any breakthrough cases will be limited to the vaccinated
Can you collect if your anti-vaxxer friend is dead due to COVID?
FakeNoose
(32,556 posts)Just in case ....
TlalocW
(15,373 posts)That show hospitalization of vaxxed versus unvaxxed? I can only find static reports for different timeframes, which I'm guessing is going to be the case as it takes time to analyze things and make sure the data are right. But I thought I'd check.
TlalocW
MustLoveBeagles
(11,580 posts)TlalocW
(15,373 posts)But the money is secondary. The moral victory will be what keeps me warm at night. Unless I use the winnings to buy an electric blanket, I guess.
TlalocW
muriel_volestrangler
(101,262 posts)That could range from fully dosed and with 2 (or 3?) weeks for the vaccines to take full effect, to "had the first shot yesterday". It could end up making the difference on who wins the bet.
Vinca
(50,236 posts)I guess the new theory is that we willingly take the shots that will give us a disease and cause us to die. You should have bet more.