Amazon asks workers sheltering at home to return or request leave

Re:Amazon asks workers sheltering at home to return or reque... by droidist2 on Friday April 24, 2020 @05:44PM (#22973239)

What about the option of slowing the spread or flattening the curve so it doesn't overwhelm the healthcare system?

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Re:Amazon asks workers sheltering at home to return or reque... by dabbledash on Friday April 24, 2020 @05:50PM (#22973287)

My understanding is the end game for that is still a vaccine or herd immunity. It just slows the process down enough that you don’t have more people dying because of a lack of equipment.

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Re:Amazon asks workers sheltering at home to return or reque... by droidist2 on Friday April 24, 2020 @06:00PM (#22973367)

So then trying to drive the infection rate too low before reopening could actually be counterproductive because it also slows down the building of herd immunity?

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Re:Amazon asks workers sheltering at home to return or reque... by Johnjonjoan on Saturday April 25, 2020 @03:40AM (#22976444)

I wouldn't say no to some free generations of exponential growth

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