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So you have tens of thousands of people, who all have been in close proximity, now exposing their risk to their family. And if these college students have any e

So you have tens of thousands of people, who all have been in close proximity, now exposing their risk to their family. And if these college students have any elderly family members, that could pose a serious risk. By forcing people to go home, rather than shelter in place, everyone has increased contact with others and public infrastructure where the virus could be.

wegs 7y ago
Now here, you have to consider who is making the decisions. The president of MIT was born in 1950. The Chairman of the Board was class of '73. Virtually everyone in senior leadership are in categories with 10+% mortality rates. I'm not cynical about everything about the Institute (see my other comments, correcting cynical theories), but this is a place where I know many of the personalities involved personally, and I'm definitely very, very cynical.
- JMTQp8lwXL 7y ago
  High-risk individuals should be quarantining themselves. It'd be a far more effective strategy than any other measure.
  - AnimalMuppet 7y ago
    But then in this situation, who is going to teach the classes?
chrononaut 7y ago
> By forcing people to go home, rather than shelter in place, everyone has increased contact with others and public infrastructure where the virus could be. What situation are you referring to that would result in increased contact? This particular movement of students to a different location, often home? Or the long-term housing situation of the students throughout the rest of the semester?
- JMTQp8lwXL 7y ago
  MIT has an international student body. It might even mean that by telling students to go home, you're telling some students to go to CDC Level 3 country. If there is no outbreak at MIT, having the on-campus students remain on-campus might be preferable to forcing thousands to make their way through airports, buses, and other public infrastructure.
JabavuAdams 7y ago
Healthcare load-balancing.
Polylactic_acid 7y ago
This sounds like it is happening before anyone has been infected yet to prevent a future problem.
JPKab 7y ago
It's almost like MIT is acting in the best interests of their own public relations image, as opposed to the community at large.

wegs 7y ago

Now here, you have to consider who is making the decisions. The president of MIT was born in 1950. The Chairman of the Board was class of '73. Virtually everyone in senior leadership are in categories with 10+% mortality rates. I'm not cynical about everything about the Institute (see my other comments, correcting cynical theories), but this is a place where I know many of the personalities involved personally, and I'm definitely very, very cynical.

JMTQp8lwXL 7y ago
High-risk individuals should be quarantining themselves. It'd be a far more effective strategy than any other measure.
- AnimalMuppet 7y ago
  But then in this situation, who is going to teach the classes?

chrononaut 7y ago

> By forcing people to go home, rather than shelter in place, everyone has increased contact with others and public infrastructure where the virus could be. What situation are you referring to that would result in increased contact? This particular movement of students to a different location, often home? Or the long-term housing situation of the students throughout the rest of the semester?

JMTQp8lwXL 7y ago
MIT has an international student body. It might even mean that by telling students to go home, you're telling some students to go to CDC Level 3 country. If there is no outbreak at MIT, having the on-campus students remain on-campus might be preferable to forcing thousands to make their way through airports, buses, and other public infrastructure.

JabavuAdams 7y ago

Healthcare load-balancing.

Polylactic_acid 7y ago

This sounds like it is happening before anyone has been infected yet to prevent a future problem.

JPKab 7y ago

It's almost like MIT is acting in the best interests of their own public relations image, as opposed to the community at large.