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Just a little thought experiment: If the current wisdom is actually that almost everyone will be infected eventually, wouldn't it (ignoring any ethical issues)
by tda 7y ago
Just a little thought experiment:
If the current wisdom is actually that almost everyone will be infected eventually, wouldn't it (ignoring any ethical issues) be wiser to deliberately infect medical personnel as soon as possible, so the 5-10% of infected that need IC treatment can actually get it, before the medical system is overrun by the infected general population. In a few weeks, all doctors are immune (or deceased) so that they are much better prepared when the number of cases in the general public explodes
- DailyHN 7y agoThere is a chance people can get the virus a second time. Though, cases of reoccurrence may have been due to human error.
- nhumrich 7y agoPotentially, yes. But, only if by being infected, it would mean you were now immune, which isn't the case with covid-19. Reinfections have happened.
- tonyedgecombe 7y agoIs there any evidence of that at scale or is it just the odd anecdote?
- coldcode 7y agoI have not seen any evidence either way. At this point it is too early to have any.
- jaynetics 7y agoProbably little evidence for Covid-19, but for SARS, studies in animals have found limited immunity after both infections and vaccination attempts. https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/706717_1 https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/706717_1