I still think that something like a flu (proper) and similar infections should result in mandatory quarantine from public places. Ofc a law for employers to offer either work from home or fully-paid sick leave for the duration of this mandatory quarantine would be required. And yes, I am advocating for jail without probabtion being possible (not long though, like a week or two should be enough for minor infractions), so that the risk of violating the quarantine is more predictable.

Indeed, it's unfortunate that some people can't even continue to work from their homes while sick.

I think it's more unfortunate that some people have to work at all while sick.

If you have the flu, you are not going to be working.

Not for all. I'd like to think that most people could take a few days off for it, but can't pay for rent and food without working.

Even working on the farm, I rarely could take a sick day. Cows won't milk themselves and you can't tell them to hold it for a few days either.

For most people, if you actually have the flu rather than a bad cold - and there's no easy way to tell since symptoms are similar, an actual flu will have you bed-ridden for at least a day.

I don't mean that people should take a few days off, they should, but that may not be possible, I mean that you'll have a period where you're not capable of more than basic tasks.

You gotta work if you want to eat. For most Americans, at least.

I've discovered that megadoses of Vitamin C have worked for me.

It was too late to go the doctor, and I only had Vitamin C (as Sodium Ascorbate powder) on hand, so I chugged that down, up to maybe 5 grams every half-hour in orange juice, and about 6 hours later, the worst of the flu was gone. Next morning, I was feeling like I only had a minor cold. The flu never came back, either.

Since then, that's been my go-to strategy.