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Would it make sense to do controlled infections of younger medical staff to build immunity against the disease so they can do their jobs when masks and gloves b
by adrr 7y ago
Would it make sense to do controlled infections of younger medical staff to build immunity against the disease so they can do their jobs when masks and gloves become scarce? Ethics aside just from a pure optimal outcome perspective. Italy is already reporting a shortage of masks.
- hcknwscommenter 7y agointeresting idea. Will never happen.
- teniutza 7y ago>> when masks and gloves become scarce Already there... At least in Germany.
- belltaco 7y agoThere is nothing called a controlled infection outside of a vaccine. As we saw in Wuhan, several youngish doctors and medical staff died as well. When some of the "controlled infections" turn severe, now you have to take care of them as well(probably with a higher priority since they volunteered for the good of the community), which adds to the burden.
- beatgammit 7y agoWell, there is. You infect them and keep them isolated until they recover. If you do that before the problem becomes rampant, you will have more healthy doctors available. However, if the virus mutates significantly, they may just get sick again. It's possible, but probably not ethical.
- adrr 7y agoIf the estimate is 60% to 70% of the county will get the disease you could assume every frontline health care person will get infected especially due to the proximity to the disease. You're just controlling when they get infected.