Georgia Tech professors revolt over reopening, say current plan threatens lives

Re:Georgia Tech professors revolt over reopening, say curren... by abalashov on Monday July 06, 2020 @01:42AM (#23745054)

I can appreciate the sentiment and have said something to that effect myself, but as a parent post rightly pointed out -- the onset of severe, hospitalisation-worthy or fatal illness is basically a coin toss. Yes, it seems to be more likely in older people, but it is far from unheard of in younger people.

Furthermore, there's still a great deal of uncertainty as to what chronic or long-term effects infection can visit even upon those who recover. While most accounts of that concern those who suffered serious complications, it's far from clear that those with mild symptoms can't be affected similarly.

Realistically, going out of one's way to get infected is dangerously irrational with as little as we still know.

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Re:Georgia Tech professors revolt over reopening, say curren... by jjeaff on Wednesday July 08, 2020 @02:34PM (#23772862)

Reminds me of "chicken pox parties" in the 80s and 90s. Which we have now learned are a terrible idea.

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Re:Georgia Tech professors revolt over reopening, say curren... by sandworm101 on Monday July 06, 2020 @06:59AM (#23746548)

Except that a statistically huge number of people have gotten this and recovered. 1 in 6 people in London has recovered (as reported by antibody testing). Those people certainly know how it will impact them. We are no longer in the "we don't know" phase. As for long term health, this seems no different than any other pneumonia which can have measurable effects for years.

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Re:Georgia Tech professors revolt over reopening, say curren... by claudeganon on Monday July 06, 2020 @09:58AM (#23747888)

This is untrue. The Kawasaki-like inflammation in children and increased stroke risk in all patients after recovery are far more serious than pneumonia recovery. We have no clue about long term effects because the disease is new, nor the duration or extent of immunity.

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