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Wouldn't it then make sense to have camps where young, healthy adults can go to get immunity by intentionally getting infected and recover ? Then they can go ba
by nroets 7y ago
Wouldn't it then make sense to have camps where young, healthy adults can go to get immunity by intentionally getting infected and recover ? Then they can go back to having normal lives. The epidemiology version of a controlled burn.
If someone take the gamble of intentionally getting the virus, his/her life expectancy is reduced by 3 months (a ballpark figure).
If someone stay in isolation until a vaccine arrives, he/she may consider it a greater loss.
- macintux 7y agoThe problem is that with such a high rate of hospitalization or even death, even for young healthy adults, that’s a risky approach. It might be necessary at some point, however.
- mynegation 7y agoI am pretty sure some entertained this idea. The real problem is tail risk is huge. If a youth gets complications or dies from the virus - is the camp organizer responsible?