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do essential workers make up less than 2% of the population? it's hard to imagine this was ever realistic without extreme invasive tracking + quarantining of in
by disambiguation 5y ago
do essential workers make up less than 2% of the population? it's hard to imagine this was ever realistic without extreme invasive tracking + quarantining of infected individuals.
What also comes to mind the Randal Munroe's "What if - Could we eliminate the common cold if we all self isolated long enough?"
In theory yes, but the severe degree of isolation and spreading required would likely not parse well with supply chain economics .. which given not everyone grows their own food, is also required to live.
edit: there's also news now of COVID spreading to deer and possibly other animals, making this scenario even less viable.