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 danenania on Saturday January 08, 2022 @08:12PM (#29858704)

Considering there are immunosuppressed people who can’t get vaccinated, and that covid is unlikely to ever go away, are you saying that we should continue with covid restrictions forever?

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Re:I am a New York City public high school student. The situ... by lokar on Saturday January 08, 2022 @09:19PM (#29859211)

We could at least manage things so hospitals are not overwhelmed. Lots of people are dieing simply because they are swamped.

Also, there are several promising therapies that should help this population. Even a few months for them to ramp up availability will help a lot.

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Re:I am a New York City public high school student. The situ... by danenania on Sunday January 09, 2022 @10:28AM (#29864040)

Ok, that is understandable. When making arguments like this, I think it would be good for people to say what their criteria for completely ending restrictions are (if any).

It seems like the vast majority agree that keeping restrictions forever is too extreme, but many of the covid-conservative arguments I see imply keeping restrictions forever, because they are based on factors that are unlikely to change in the foreseeable future (like immunosuppressed people + endemic covid).

The same goes for logic that also implies we should also be masking, social distancing, closing schools, etc. for influenza (which, again, I believe the vast majority of people would reject as too extreme).

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Re:I am a New York City public high school student. The situ... by lokar on Sunday January 09, 2022 @11:30AM (#29864730)

Sure. Look, the seasonal flu is dangerous for this population. But they manage, when the health care system is working well, you can get antiviral meds, etc.

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