> People can do that, stay home when sick. Then they just have fewer vacation days. I experienced that too, when I lived in the US. In Denmark I have separate

> People can do that, stay home when sick. Then they just have fewer vacation days. I experienced that too, when I lived in the US. In Denmark I have separate sick leave. Staying home sick doesn't count as PTO. For more than a few days I'll need a note from the doctor. I think it's around 6 months before sick leave is grounds for termination. In any case, in the US people don't take sick days unless it's really bad. Obviously, this must cause more infections.