Back-of-the-envelope estimates of next quarter’s unemployment rate

Re:Back-of-the-envelope estimates of next quarter’s unemploy... by echelon on Monday March 30, 2020 @07:51PM (#22733432)

> However we didnt, so stop promoting ordinary people wearing masks.

Masks reduce risk.

> [2] Doctors and nurses need that mask.

Here's the reason, right here.

Seems like we didn't prepare. There should be enough masks for healthcare professionals and ordinary citizens.

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Re:Back-of-the-envelope estimates of next quarter’s unemploy... by selectodude on Monday March 30, 2020 @07:53PM (#22733453)

Nobody is debating that, but if it’s between healthcare professionals and everybody else, it’s obvious who should receive priority.

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Re:Back-of-the-envelope estimates of next quarter’s unemploy... by omgJustTest on Monday March 30, 2020 @08:07PM (#22733579)

Self-isolation reduces the risk by the largest factor, maybe up to the 99-99.5% level. Guess who cant self-isolate? Doctors.

Wearing a mask, if the entire population is infected, provides a benefit because you are surrounded by infection. Guess which person spends 8 hours a day in a highly infected population? Doctors, especially in the intensive care unit.

If you were worth as much to humanity as a doctor, as an ordinary person, your logic would save fewer lives. However it would increase your chance of being saved.

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