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Our goal is not to eliminate all risk, only to reduce the risk significantly enough to lower the transmission rate of the virus below the threshold where it thr
by standardUser 7y ago
Our goal is not to eliminate all risk, only to reduce the risk significantly enough to lower the transmission rate of the virus below the threshold where it threatens to overwhelm healthcare capacity. Running with reasonable physical distance appears to be an extremely low risk activity.
The situation is different for high-risk groups or those who have to be in close contact with high risk individuals. They do want to try and get close to zero risk, but that's not most people.
- macintux 7y agoIt’s understandable, however, that a doctor watching his fellow health care providers die might ask people to stop unnecessary risks, regardless of their personal risk profile.
- standardUser 7y agoIf we become too risk adverse, the rate of transmission slows to a trickle and our healthcare capacity goes unused while the virus waits in the wings. At that rate, we never get through this. Then it'll be quarantine until vaccine, which may or may not come in 12-18 months and may or may not be safe.
- s1artibartfast 7y agoIt is indeed understandable on an emotional level. That said, we don’t have to set policy based on a small number of objections. Instead, we can look at the big picture and choose to balance risks. There is no such thing as completely risk free.