I am a New York City public high school student. The situation is beyond control

Re:I am a New York City public high school student. The situ... by khazhoux on Saturday January 08, 2022 @04:58PM (#29856792)

TBH the thought has crossed my mind many times lately. At this point, I strongly believe we're all going to get Omicron (and the next variant) eventually, and it's just a matter of time. So, more and more I just want to get it over with.

Except for the fact that ICUs would overflow, it would be fantastic to just have a "once and done" event. Let (and encourage) COVID to sweep undeterred, and all the vaccinated adults get sick for a couple of days, some of the children get sick (and many will be asymptomatic), and all the stubbornly-unvaccinated meet whatever fate awaits them, all at the same time rather than spread out over the next five years.

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Re:I am a New York City public high school student. The situ... by rhinoceraptor on Saturday January 08, 2022 @05:13PM (#29856972)

I'm sure the antivax people would prefer this approach, but killing off 5 or 6 million people (based on a 1.4% CFR) in the US is fucking insane.

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Re:I am a New York City public high school student. The situ... by khazhoux on Saturday January 08, 2022 @05:26PM (#29857128)

Not only does the antivaxxers prefer this approach, it's the approach they are already actively taking. In Florida, for example (but pick whatever southern-US state you prefer): people actively refuse the vaccine and violently refuse all other accommodations (no masks, no distancing, no reduced capacity at bars).

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