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That’s not the same as “immunity” though. The issue is that if people think children are immune, they may not see them as the infection-carrying vectors that th
by jpxw 7y ago
That’s not the same as “immunity” though. The issue is that if people think children are immune, they may not see them as the infection-carrying vectors that they (potentially) are...
- __s 7y agoMeanwhile in his tweet he explicitly says they're a high risk vector for the elderly. "Family gatherings with close contact between kids & grandparents probably most risky." He had a poor choice of words, but what he's trying to say makes sense Criticizing "the coronavirus panic is dumb" also depends on how one reads into it, especially as the article gives no context (like date). Maybe he's saying people shouldn't worry. Or maybe he's saying people shouldn't be fighting in grocery stores. Mass panic is never an optimal play. But if he's referring to preventitive measures being taken by governments as panic, then his tweet at the time can be seen as poor in hindsight. Ofc it'd be nice to know the date when that was said, because the "it's just a flu" crowd greatly diminishes with each passing day, nevermind where public opinion was a month ago