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Older people cannot just wall themselves off from the rest of society. What if they live with or are cared for by other family members? How will they get heal

Older people cannot just wall themselves off from the rest of society. What if they live with or are cared for by other family members? How will they get health care for existing conditions? Hospitals have been shown to be a major vector for transmission [1]. And how do they even get to the hospital if they can't drive? What about grocery shopping over the next few months? The National Guard is stepping in to help deliver food in New Rochelle now. Can that scale to the entire nation? For how long? What if they live in a nursing home? Look what happened in the Seattle one [2]. [1] https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2761044 https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2761044 [2] https://www.foxnews.com/health/washington-state-nursing-home-sees-nearly-50-employees-test-positive-for-coronavirus https://www.foxnews.com/health/washington-state-nursing-home...

dependenttypes 7y ago
> Hospitals have been shown to be a major vector for transmission Not sure how this is relevant to my post. > What if they live in a nursing home in close proximity to other elderly people? The nursing home could stock up and ban people from coming in or out of it.
- sdkaufman 7y ago
  > Not sure how this is relevant to my post. Many older people cannot just stop getting medical care, and by doing so will be exposed to COVID-19. Especially because hospitals and clinics are overwhelmed by COVID-19 patients. > The nursing home could stock up and ban people from coming in or out of it. And all the nursing home staff will be locked inside and not leave for months? Where do they sleep / shower etc?None of the nursing home staff have families or children to care for?