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> We developed ethics around clinical research. Looks like we need to develop some ethics around economic experimentation. The harm caused by lockdowns is goin
by sparkie 6y ago
> We developed ethics around clinical research.
Looks like we need to develop some ethics around economic experimentation. The harm caused by lockdowns is going to absolutely dwarf any harm which may have been caused by live research of the virus, and perhaps even worse than if we just let the virus infect everyone until a herd immunity develops.
- sneak 6y agoHerd immunity, in the United States, anyway, absent a vaccine, means between 5 and 8 million people dead. If 8 million dead doesn’t move you, consider that it would take most of a decade. Estimates at present of duration of post-infection immunity are less than six months, so it’s also possible that even after millions dead, herd immunity would never be reached.
- sneak 6y agoUpdate: reinfection is now confirmed as possible in less than one year. https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/08/first-confirmed-case-of-sars-cov-2-reinfection-reported-in-hong-kong/ https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/08/first-confirmed-case...
- darkerside 6y agoMy understanding is that was a different strain, so it's a doubling of time, not an approach to infinity.