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Re:Population-level herd immunity against Covid-19 will not ... by throwphoton on Friday May 08, 2020 @11:05AM (#23115576)
The same philosophical discussion can happen with respect to raising the speed limit by 5 miles per hour; it will result in more deaths... is it worth it?

But letting Covid-19 run unchecked is more akin to raising the speed limit by 50 miles per hour. The prudent choice is not to go with it.

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Re:Population-level herd immunity against Covid-19 will not ... by steveeq1 on Friday May 08, 2020 @11:49AM (#23116110)
But quarantining after the flu can "save lives". But my point is that it runs counter to the "That preserving life is more palatable than making money" argument. It's a tradeoff, in other words. If you REALLY wanted to "save lives", you can quarantine during every flu epidemic.
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