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Why should everyone in society be forced to bend over backwards to accommodate elderly people or those with comorbidities who decide to go out in public? COVID
by JSavageOne 5y ago
Why should everyone in society be forced to bend over backwards to accommodate elderly people or those with comorbidities who decide to go out in public?
COVID-19 has an infection fatality rate of something like 0.20%. Let's move on from these draconian restrictions and get back to reality. The flu has been overwhelming hospitals since before COVID [1], governments and hospital systems have had 2+ years to deal with the supply-side of the healthcare equation here, at this point if they still haven't figured it out it's on them.
[1] https://time.com/5107984/hospitals-handling-burden-flu-patients/ https://time.com/5107984/hospitals-handling-burden-flu-patie...
- mattnewton 5y agoI'm not saying we should lock everything down and stop going outside. I am saying COVID is still infectious and lethal enough to warrant small countermeasures like encouraging masking indoors and regular testing / quarantine if you have it to limit the spread. These are small, proportional measures to the danger I think.