I wonder if some degree of cross-pollenization might not be beneficial in the long run.

Apr 2, 2020
11:15:41pm

antiyewt All-American

Even if a vaccine is ready for widespread distribution by year end, some amount of herd immunity will be necessary in order to keep flare-ups from being devastating.

I don’t know the answer, it’s just something I’ve been wondering about

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Why are "leaders" freaked out about young healthy people getting COVID?

Busiturtle

4/2/20 10:59pm

You obviously know the answer.

8-track

4/2/20 11:04pm

Doing so won’t overwhelm the hospitals

BYU '80

4/2/20 11:08pm

We want to slow the spread to those who would require hospitalization

Busiturtle

4/2/20 11:10pm

that's assuming they can't get it again. Some reports say it's possible

mindzeYe

4/3/20 12:59am

I love your magical thinking, "The more who get it now without overwhelming

8-track

4/3/20 10:06am

His solution would probably work for the U.S. Italy is a different monster

yerromnitsuj

4/3/20 10:36am

You said it: "young people can then spread COVID to others"

ColoSpgs

4/2/20 11:05pm

I just love that seemingly every

BYU '80

4/2/20 11:07pm

A thousand old, compromised, obese, people pass, and they run to the one

777

4/2/20 11:10pm

Hasn't it been said enough that COVID is particularly severe

JmThms

4/2/20 11:10pm

For the young I’m not sure it has been much worse

BYU '80

4/2/20 11:12pm

Less of a risk for the young but still more than regular flu.

JmThms

4/2/20 11:13pm

We know the "flu" kills more than a few young adults each flu season

Busiturtle

4/2/20 11:16pm

I wonder if some degree of cross-pollenization might not be beneficial in the long run.

antiyewt

4/2/20 11:15pm

Go get it and then spread it to your parents

TheRealU

4/2/20 11:16pm

Uhh... your grand parents should be self isolating.

kotacoug

4/3/20 12:07am

^^^^^GETS IT^^^^°

TrueBlue67

4/3/20 4:56am

I said this here 2 weeks ago and it wasn’t well received.

byublue42

4/3/20 7:40am

Except that many young healthy people are still requiring hospitalization

TheRealU

4/3/20 10:24am

Your last sentence is very cynical. It's definitely not a "Merica" problem but

yerromnitsuj

4/3/20 10:33am

And also like no other country "is filled with knuckleheads and incompetents".

JmThms

4/3/20 10:40am

You are not understanding the issue

TheRealU

4/3/20 10:51am

Yes but it was that last sentence that caused consternation.

JmThms

4/3/20 12:59pm

Agreed. We may need herd immunity to beat this thing. We can't hide in our homes

yerromnitsuj

4/2/20 11:30pm

I guess one flaw in this is that it's not necessarily age that is the biggest

yerromnitsuj

4/2/20 11:34pm

Nonsense. It absolutely is age.

antiyewt

4/2/20 11:59pm

They're intertwined but it appears that those who are old but do not have

yerromnitsuj

4/3/20 12:32am

Median death is around 53 so half of deaths are under 53.

ptcougr

4/3/20 3:22am

I haven’t seen this number anywhere, it sounds made up to me.

byublue42

4/3/20 7:39am

Age and medically compromised. All should be self isolating.

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