> I'm not quite following the distinction you're making here between young and old What I was getting at is that the vast majority of people dying in the ICU a

> I'm not quite following the distinction you're making here between young and old What I was getting at is that the vast majority of people dying in the ICU are 60+. So scaling up ICU's isn't gonna do much for them. Scaling up ICU's to cater for the <60 group (plus non-Covid hospitalizations) on the other hand, which you as well mention are more represented now with boosters, we could simply ease up on restrictions, not worry about the minority of unvaccinated people, and let this run its course much quicker than what the current "plan" allows for. > multiple specially trained nurses per bed How much training? Just brainstorming here: Wouldn't a 2-6 month (paid) intensive course be enough? It's not like you'd need to specialize in everything, just common symptoms/issues related to Covid hospitalizations. And after that you'd have a guaranteed well-paid* job for as long as this lasts. Throw in a college education like the military, if we're talking the US, for good measure. Just seems like there could be more done so much more in this area. *) this would of course include paying these people properly, which could be done through government subsidies edit: We thought the vaccine would take care of this whole thing but now after it's apparent it won't, we need to think of better solutions.