The false promise of herd immunity for Covid-19

Re:The false promise of herd immunity for Covid-19 by watwut on Sunday October 25, 2020 @03:26AM (#24884465)

The first point is not completely nonsensical. The treatment methods improve over time, even if we don't have cure. People being sick later have better chance.

The healthcare system overload happening or not does matter a lot too. People not being sick at the same time matter.

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Re:The false promise of herd immunity for Covid-19 by TooCreative on Sunday October 25, 2020 @03:33AM (#24884484)

Imagine they said that investing money is a bad idea. And their argument is that people who tried had less money to spend in the short term.

Then I come and say "Duh! That is the point of investing.".

Now you point out all the great stuff one could buy in the short term.

Yes. That is the point of investing. You trade a negative effect in the short term for a positive effect in the long term. Nobody ever said it is a free lunch.

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Re:The false promise of herd immunity for Covid-19 by barumi on Sunday October 25, 2020 @03:42AM (#24884535)

You failed to make any point about the reason why stating the fact that covid19 kills is nonsense.

In fact, the way you chose to frame the consequences of allowing an epidemic to spread as "point out all the great stuff one could [do otherwise] in the short term" makes it quite clear that your point, focused on your own personal convenience alone, is absurd to begin with.

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