Coronavirus clue? Most cases aboard U.S. aircraft carrier are symptom-free

Re:Coronavirus clue? Most cases aboard U.S. aircraft carrier... by glofish on Thursday April 16, 2020 @05:56PM (#22893971)

also while this may sound insensitive 0.1% of the population is not the same as X percent of old and sick people

it is not like the virus takes down everyone equally. The overwhelming majority of those affected are both old and fairly sick already.

Again I am not implying anything other than there is clear skew and the measures should target those that are at risk. It makes no sense to create generic, unworkable rules where we lock up all 20 year olds that have no risk whatsoever. It is not realistic.

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Re:Coronavirus clue? Most cases aboard U.S. aircraft carrier... by macintux on Thursday April 16, 2020 @08:27PM (#22895037)

There’s also the problem that healthy young adults are generally very stupid when it comes to assessing risk. Sure, they’re probably only at mild risk of days of debilitating hospitalization, but they’re also going to be fairly careless about people at greater risk around them.

Locking everyone up gives us a chance to gather data, prepare treatments, and find a way to protect those at risk. Letting spreaders run around carelessly will not make anything but the economy better.

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