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- If we can reduce / avoid overloading hospitals, people who get it after the lockdown will get better treatment and will be less likely to die than if they got
by sdkaufman 7y ago
- If we can reduce / avoid overloading hospitals, people who get it after the lockdown will get better treatment and will be less likely to die than if they got it now.
- Over time, we will come up with more effective treatments and perhaps a vaccine. We will likely also have more equipment like ventilators and protective gear at our disposal.
- More people will have had it and built up some level of immunity, and "herd immunity" means it will not spread as quickly.
- mr_toad 7y agoHerd immunity won’t make a significant difference until half the population have had it, and a vaccine could be a year away (if ever).
- threatofrain 7y agoThis also all assumes that the virus won't be quickly mutating. If it is, vaccines and herd immunity will have diminished efficacy.