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Re:How can a disease with 1% mortality shut down the United ... by stnmtn on Tuesday July 14, 2020 @04:03PM (#23837065)
Maybe this isn't an extremely mature question and is kind of a "gotcha!" question, but which one of your older relatives would you be willing to sacrifice for this?

Because if this is what we are talking about, then that question has to be thought of. It's might be easier when it's just "old people", but not when it actually affects your life

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Re:How can a disease with 1% mortality shut down the United ... by Consultant32452 on Tuesday July 14, 2020 @10:58PM (#23840724)
I explicitly supported protecting the high risk populations when I said it's up to us to shape our behaviors.
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