Re:Coronavirus: Some scientists say UK virus strategy is 'ri...
by marcosdumay on Sunday March 15, 2020 @01:34PM
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The one thing that I don't see mentioned is: are they actually protecting their vulnerable population while they do this, or are they just gambling at the risk of a 20% lethality rate?
Also, even if they do protect the vulnerable population, that only means they can stand a ~10x larger transmission rate. I don't think anybody knows how large it gets without some kind of action, but yeah, that would in theory make it possible to have milder actions.
That said, if they are indeed protect their population, I don't see how their plan differs from the rest of the world, that is trying to protect their vulnerable population too.
Also, even if they do protect the vulnerable population, that only means they can stand a ~10x larger transmission rate. I don't think anybody knows how large it gets without some kind of action, but yeah, that would in theory make it possible to have milder actions.
That said, if they are indeed protect their population, I don't see how their plan differs from the rest of the world, that is trying to protect their vulnerable population too.