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These epidemiologists have some strange priorities in life. Only about 3% of them would have, if needed, attended a wedding or funeral. Ten times as many would
by hanoz 6y ago
These epidemiologists have some strange priorities in life. Only about 3% of them would have, if needed, attended a wedding or funeral. Ten times as many would have gone for a haircut.
- Pfhreak 6y agoMaybe they are better at assessing risk and understand the risk involved in attending a wedding or funeral.
- dzdt 6y agoA haircut exposes them to probably one person in close contact, with precautions like masks. A wedding or funeral has potentially a large number of close contacts and presents ethical issues of supporting the event even if the epidemiologist participating will take personal precautions.
- PaulRobinson 6y agoAll this tells you is that they believe weddings and funerals are likely higher risk than getting a haircut. I would agree that's a sensible assessment.
- ghaff 6y agoThe question though was what they had personally done. I am a bit surprised haircut was so high, not because a haircut is likely especially risky but because--to me--it seems so unnecessary, especially without being out and about a lot. Going to a dentist for a cleaning or whatever is maybe higher risk (more contact but medical professionals) but it also seems more important to stick with your schedule than getting your hair cut is. (Their answers also are presumably influenced by how frequently they would normally do the activities in question as well as the degree to which they're available at the moment. During normal times I'd be much more likely to have recently flown someplace than gone to a wedding or even a live sporting event.)
- subpixel 6y agoIf a funeral involved just two people, as does a haircut, more may have been down to attend.