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Re:Containment gets harder every day we delay by sdkaufman on Sunday March 15, 2020 @07:51PM (#22588073)
- If we can reduce / avoid overloading hospitals, people who get it after the lockdown will get better treatment and will be less likely to die than if they got it now.

- Over time, we will come up with more effective treatments and perhaps a vaccine. We will likely also have more equipment like ventilators and protective gear at our disposal.

- More people will have had it and built up some level of immunity, and "herd immunity" means it will not spread as quickly.

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Re:Containment gets harder every day we delay by mr_toad on Sunday March 15, 2020 @08:25PM (#22588316)
Herd immunity won’t make a significant difference until half the population have had it, and a vaccine could be a year away (if ever).
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Re:Containment gets harder every day we delay by threatofrain on Sunday March 15, 2020 @09:45PM (#22588872)
This also all assumes that the virus won't be quickly mutating. If it is, vaccines and herd immunity will have diminished efficacy.
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