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Re:Do Covid-19 death rates by age suggest a path to staying ... by sjg007 on Monday April 20, 2020 @08:07AM (#22923122)
There was an episode on Planet Money that ran cost benefit analysis and their conclusion was that it makes sense to lock down because just trying to get to herd immunity will cost more.

https://www.npr.org/2020/04/15/835571843/episode-991-lives-v...

So even by the standard of the argument you are making, it makes dollars and sense to lock down.

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