Re:San Jose: Three TSA agents test positive for Covid-19
by chrismcb on Wednesday March 11, 2020 @02:26AM
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I'd the virus is that widespread then there really isn't that much to fear. Consider we know most of the days caused by the virus. If the virus is much more widespread than we think, the number of deaths is so the same.
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Re:San Jose: Three TSA agents test positive for Covid-19
by leggomylibro on Wednesday March 11, 2020 @01:38PM
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Yes, for most people it isn't much to fear. Even children seem to fare well.
But since it is very contagious and dangerous to the elderly, it's still a good idea to distance yourself from at-risk groups. The panicked overreaction probably won't see the backlash that it deserves, because there is a kernel of truth that social distancing can help to protect a small number of the most vulnerable people.
Also, it's easy to point fingers in hindsight. A lot of the decision-making up to this point has been based on extrapolations from very incomplete information.