The article is innumerate, conflating "doesn't stop" with "doesn't mitigate." The reason is, epidemics don't play out in a manner such that everybody gets expo

The article is innumerate, conflating "doesn't stop" with "doesn't mitigate." The reason is, epidemics don't play out in a manner such that everybody gets exposed with the same severity or to an identical strain of the virus. That's why staying home from work when sick actually helps.