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Re:Harvard epidemiologist: my colleagues assumed UK coronavi... by alkonaut on Sunday March 15, 2020 @05:05PM (#22586750)
> No, they said to do nothing different from normal at al

What? That sounds insane

(Today's deathcount is of course dependent on policy from weeks ago tough)

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Re:Harvard epidemiologist: my colleagues assumed UK coronavi... by tigershark on Sunday March 15, 2020 @06:52PM (#22587576)
It’s totally insane if you ask me.
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Re:Harvard epidemiologist: my colleagues assumed UK coronavi... by tim333 on Monday March 16, 2020 @06:32AM (#22591494)
I think the advisors rational is that we're mostly going to get it anyway so let the young get it and keep the old folk at home.

I think it's unwise for a few reasons, not least that if we delay we may have better treatments. Stuff like chloroquine and keltra seems to work but there haven't really been the proper studies - that sort of stuff shouldn't take that long. And there may be a vaccine. (China rushing vaccine stuff https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/china-coronavirus-va...)

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