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> A Tesla factory is a much safer place to be than a Home Depot or a Costco, and many other businesses open in California today. We aren't talking about sportin
by xienze 6y ago
> A Tesla factory is a much safer place to be than a Home Depot or a Costco, and many other businesses open in California today. We aren't talking about sporting events here: we're talking about some of the lowest risk and unavoidable interactions.
Indeed, according to [0], as of mid-April (can’t find anything more recent), 30 grocery workers have died. This number is coming from a union representing 900K members. I don’t know how many grocery workers there are in the US, but obviously it’s at least 900K. To have only 30 die from that pool of workers in what could be argued as one of the most high risk jobs (coming into contact with huge numbers of people every single day) should probably say a lot about how much risk there is for the average Tesla assembly line worker. But as you said, evidence, or even common sense seems to go out the window here.
0: https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2020/04/14/coronavirus-claims-lives-30-grocery-store-workers-union-says/2987754001/ https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2020/04/14/coronavirus-...
- agildehaus 6y agoThe latest number from UFCW is 72. This virus has a low mortality rate in people younger than 60. Most UFCW workers are significantly younger than 60, so you wouldn't expect a high number of deaths. The protections in place are not to protect 20-40 year old grocery store workers who would get this virus and likely handle it fine; they're to prevent spread to vulnerable age groups and those with pre-existing conditions, and to prevent the healthcare system from being overwhelmed.