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Other than repatriation or other out-of-the-ordinary circumstances: Once a vaccine has been widely applied or once treatments are available that sufficiently an
by BjoernKW 6y ago
Other than repatriation or other out-of-the-ordinary circumstances: Once a vaccine has been widely applied or once treatments are available that sufficiently and consistently mitigate symptoms of COVID-19 infections.
It's not a matter of personal risk. It's one of trade-offs and risks at a societal level and from an economic point of view:
What could possibly be so important that it's worth risking getting an entire complement of passengers infected and possibly reintroducing the pathogen into a country for?
- MintelIE 6y agoAssuming there will be a vaccine is an act of faith. They have been working on a SARS vaccine for years, with billions invested and several man-centuries, and have failed so far.
- BjoernKW 6y agoGiven the promising efforts so far the discovery of a vaccine is quite likely. There wasn't one for SARS because that disease simply went away by itself with not enough infected patients anymore for a vaccine to have any significant effect. Like I mentioned, even if there won't be a vaccine having a reasonably efficient treatment would be another option. In that case, COVID-19 over time would simply be relegated to a flu-like disease.