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> maybe it wouldn't be a terrible idea. It is a terribly stupid idea. Our only hope is too flatten the curve.
by tobltobs 7y ago
> maybe it wouldn't be a terrible idea.
It is a terribly stupid idea.
Our only hope is too flatten the curve.
- kohtatsu 7y agoYeah, I don't think this is an approach we could take because laymen would try it. But as a thought experiment I don't think this is mutually exclusive with flattening the curve. If you could guarantee a group of people would be part of the mild cold symptoms (~80%), it would be nice to have them get it, isolate and monitor, and let their bodies develop the immunity. They would no longer be able to spread it to more vulnerable people. It's just like a vaccine, but riskier. But beyond all that, I now remember there's evidence the virus might be doing permanent damage. So definitely don't do this. Even if you could quarantine for 10 weeks or whatever.
- felixworks 7y agoThis strategy could be helpful for future pandemics, if more governments learned to be much more proactive about public health. In other words, we can forget about this strategy.