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The flu isn't at the forefront of everyone's minds, whereas the coronavirus is; most of the world's in lockdown over it right now. If someone is called back to
by Figs 6y ago
The flu isn't at the forefront of everyone's minds, whereas the coronavirus is; most of the world's in lockdown over it right now. If someone is called back to work early while lockdowns are still going on, the bereaved have someone to point their finger at and say "It's your fault this happened!" -- it seems much more likely to me that they would pursue legal action as a result of these conditions, and consequently it's an important business risk to consider. (It may well be a lesser risk than staying shut from a business's perspective if they're risking the company going bankrupt anyway as a result of not reopening -- but I was curious if they were accounting for it.)
Of course, it's a fair question if we should've been holding organizations to a higher standard for preventing the spread of diseases before. My mom died of the flu when I was 8. If people took infectious diseases more seriously and held organizations responsible for policies that permit diseases to spread so easily, maybe we could do something about flu deaths as well?