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"The most compassionate approach that balances the risks and benefits of reaching herd immunity is to allow those who are at minimal risk of death to live their
by devwastaken 6y ago
"The most compassionate approach that balances the risks and benefits of reaching herd immunity is to allow those who are at minimal risk of death to live their lives normally to build up immunity to the virus through natural infection, while better protecting those who are at highest risk"
This flies in the face of rationality. You don't just get sick for a day and gain herd immunity. You are sick and contagious for weeks, you then infect other people whom go out and infect other people. Do these doctors seriously believe people at risk can just isolate themselves from the world? Most don't even realize they're at risk.
If you want to put that risk of infection and death onto people then say it, but don't try to sugar coat it like this is a good idea that will protect everyone. If anything it's necessary to keep markets afloat and various economies from failing.
- istorical 6y agoIt would seem you are perhaps not giving them credit for their "better protecting those who are at highest risk" statement. Without knowing the specifics of their plan, perhaps it would cost less to simply give all high risks populations a stipend and highly controlled housing and months of prepackaged food supplies / shelf stable foods than to continue to keep large sectors of the economy closed. In essence, "here are all the essentials for life, please sequester. if you cannot sequester and require assistance, contact _____".