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This is described as "stigma", but it looks like people making reasonable decisions trying to avoid getting sick. The child of someone who works in a hospital r
by jefftk 7y ago
This is described as "stigma", but it looks like people making reasonable decisions trying to avoid getting sick. The child of someone who works in a hospital really does bring higher than normal risk to their daycare.
People with medical jobs not being able to get childcare is a serious problem, but we need dedicated separate childcare if we're going to keep the spread down.
- akiselev 7y agoFor a disease as transmissible as Ebola or the flu that might be true, but for a brand new highly transmissible disease like COVID-19 with limited testing supply, it might be safer to live near someone who might actually have access to regular testing. Do the people stigmatizing healthcare workers have the data to back up your theory? Trying to explain away prejudice with science requires actual science.