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> On the other hand, we don't want hospitals filling up past their limits and putting tremendous strain on health care workers. This seems like it's the only t

• serjester 6y ago
  On one extreme, I'm sure most people would agree it's not worth spending millions of dollars to add months to the lives of geriatric patients. How much collateral damage are we willing to endure to add another 9 to the probability a senior citizen doesn't die from the pandemic? It's a balancing act. I don't pretend to know the answer, but in general I am opposed to another shutdown given how much we've progressed in handling this disease. On a side note, I'm not a fan of how the 15% rule makes it seem like we're on the brink of being overrun - you have to keep in mind 60 to 80% of hospital beds are occupied by non-covid patients.