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One can imagine certain futures where it's actually a good thing for low-risk populations quickly develop an immunity, styming the spread later on.
by ip26 7y ago
One can imagine certain futures where it's actually a good thing for low-risk populations quickly develop an immunity, styming the spread later on.
- vikramkr 7y agoThe low risk populations are actively spreading it and are passing it on to high risk populations bin that case. We'd rather have the disease spread slowly and move some of those infections from now to later so our health system doesn't get overwhelmed, and we'd rather delay as long as possible to get a vaccine developed
- seibelj 7y agoWell, lock yourself inside for the next 12 months then.
- paulryanrogers 7y agoHygiene, social distancing, targeted quarantine, etc. There is a spectrum. It's not binary: normies vs hermit prepped. Having had a compromised immune system I don't wish it on anyone. But hey maybe if more people were casual about these things then they too can learn the hard way.
- vikramkr 7y agoWe might have to if Italy and China are any indication.