tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608212.post4287963870109862552..comments2023-10-20T06:17:51.916-04:00Comments on Zackary Sholem Berger: How can patients and doctors talk about risk?שלום בערגער Zackary Bergerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07921542043459008887noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608212.post-47914728750392655482010-03-05T17:21:08.416-05:002010-03-05T17:21:08.416-05:00If I understand correctly, around here the precipi...If I understand correctly, around here the precipitation forecast percentages mean how much of the area will receive rain or snow.<br /><br />I group: <br />10-20% means uh-uh.<br />30-40% means bring appropriate gear.<br />50% and above means get to the library and check out some books and movies.Frednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608212.post-33053489999379054252010-03-04T18:07:40.915-05:002010-03-04T18:07:40.915-05:00This is interesting. One thing it doesn't addr...This is interesting. One thing it doesn't address, though, is comparative risk. For instance (to use myself as an example), one of my neighbors' kids had a very bad reaction to the pertussis vaccine (pre-acellular). What is the risk of having a bad reaction, versus the risk of actually getting pertussis? Are both risks low? Is one higher than the other? [I chose to skip the vaccine, and one of my children got pertussis. But that doesn't necessarily affect what the projected risk was...]Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10531344380743742801noreply@blogger.com