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Why this level of concern about probably the most healthy population that will ever be exposed to the illness? Mostly young, in superb physical condition. The s
by ghufran_syed 7y ago
Why this level of concern about probably the most healthy population that will ever be exposed to the illness? Mostly young, in superb physical condition. The safest thing for them and the community is to keep them on the ship until the disease has worked its way through the shipboard population until they're no longer a risk to their families or the wider community.
- fzeroracer 7y agoBecause this line of logic is nonsense for two different reasons. First with how fast the coronavirus spreads and can last, this means essentially taking down the entire ship. Having an entire crew range from bedridden to slightly sick is not a good thing for opsec. Second, the coronavirus is not just deadly to the unhealthy or the elderly. Even younger people can require ventilators or die as a result. You would be condemning those people to death.
- threatofrain 7y agoghufran_syed's statements are a summarization of Navy Secretary Moldy's own official lines. Moldy framed the seriousness of the ship's condition on the stated fact of the sailors young age and the fact that not a single sailor on that ship had yet been hospitalized. He also stated that the ship has unique operating requirements, such as a nuclear reactor and expensive aircraft. The Navy has its own calculus for the values at stake.
- ghufran_syed 7y agoI’m an ER physician treating patients daily, including COVID patients, so I have some experience and knowledge of the relevant pathology, and am exposed to the virus on a daily basis. I also have a lot of friends with experience of military medicine who agree with my position. There is no ‘opsec’ issue here, but there is a potential issue of operational readiness - but it’s hard to suggest that operational readiness is improved by standing down the entire crew of the vessel.