Well but how do you evaluate the consequences of saving the lives? After all, discussing the value of human life might be one of the oldest debates in philosoph

Well but how do you evaluate the consequences of saving the lives? After all, discussing the value of human life might be one of the oldest debates in philosophy. To take an extreme example, is being poor worse than being dead? And to that point, do we all agree that being in a democracy means that your elected representative can make that choice for you? If you're at-risk, should you feel pressured to go back to your job (at the risk of being fired)? And then if your buddy is getting paid, either by the government, or the employer for sitting at home, why should you be forced to go to work? Making a national or even state policy that tackles all those issues is going to be quite a challenge...