Based on current data (November 2021) the annualized probability of a randomly selected unvaccinated person in B.C. being hospitalized with Covid is 2.68%. The probability for a randomly drawn vaccinated person is 0.135%, and the probability for a partially vaccinated person is 0.723%. Use the ratio of partially vaccinated to fully vaccinated hospitalization probabilities to calculate how much more likely a partially vaccinated person is to be hospitalized. Using two significant digits after the decimal point, the answer is that a partially vaccinated person is about times more likely to be hospitalized.

Based on current data (November 2021) the annualized probability of a randomly selected unvaccinated person in B.C. being hospitalized with Covid is 2.68%. The probability for a randomly drawn vaccinated person is 0.135%, and the probability for a partially vaccinated person is 0.723%. Use the ratio of partially vaccinated to fully vaccinated hospitalization probabilities to calculate how much more likely a partially vaccinated person is to be hospitalized. Using two significant digits after the decimal point, the answer is that a partially vaccinated person is about times more likely to be hospitalized.

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

10th Edition

ISBN:9780134753119

Author:Sheldon Ross

Publisher:Sheldon Ross

Chapter1: Combinatorial Analysis

Section: Chapter Questions

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