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Here's how we get through this crisis safely and quickly
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Here's how we get through this crisis safely and quickly


Mar 18, 2020, 9:09 PM

Get the infection rate in the population up to 70% as quickly as possible. Only then is the spread through the rest of the population significantly slowed. If most people are exposed and then develop immunity to the virus, then they won't be spreading it to others, and the rate of infection will slow down drastically.

How to do this as quick and as safely as possible? Have all people 50+ stay completely locked inside their homes for the next 6-8 weeks. Everyone under that age should be encouraged to socialize as much as possible, and meet in large groups daily. Very few of these younger people will get sick, but most will get infected and develop immunity, almost all of them never experiencing symptoms (86% don't have symptoms).

In a few weeks with most of the younger population having developed natural immunity, then few of the older people would be infected once they are let out of their homes, since there won't be many people left to infect them.

This really is the best way to save lives. Until the majority (70%+) of the population has been exposed and has developed immunity, then all we are doing is just letting a time bomb tick. Eventually most people will get exposed to the virus. If we let that happen evenly across the population, and 70% of the older people in this country get the virus, then many more older people will die. Herd immunity among the younger people could help save many older people.

Here is the chance of dying by age if you are infected with the virus:
50's = 1%
60's = 2%
70's = 4%
80's = 8%

And this would also help reduce the length of time before things could safely get back to normal.

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Mar 18, 2020, 9:13 PM

Wasn’t Boris trying this in the UK but then changed his tune this week?

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Mar 18, 2020, 9:25 PM

Yes, I believe so.

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Mar 18, 2020, 9:25 PM

While I certainly understand the sentiment, there are flaws in your plan.

First, people have become reinfected. Whether this is because antibodies go away faster than expected, because the virus has the potential to go dormant, or some other reason is as of yet unknown.
https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2020-03-13/china-japan-korea-coronavirus-reinfection-test-positive


Second, the virus is still very problematic even if it's not as deadly in younger populations.
https://www.statnews.com/2020/03/18/coronavirus-new-age-analysis-of-risk-confirms-young-adults-not-invincible/


Our best chance right now is to do what the US has started doing: social distancing. Quarantine in-place as long as possible (while hopefully not cratering the economy).

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Mar 18, 2020, 9:40 PM

If people get reinfected, then they didn't die from it when they first got it. And there may be more than one strain, just like the flu. But until there is herd immunity, then most people will eventually get infected - just a matter of time. We can do it now, or we can wait, tank the economy, and spread out the misery much longer. And I am following the president's recommendations. Just offering another opinion. In a couple of years we'll have all the data, and we'll be able to look back and determine what exactly would have been the best response.

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Well, we've pretty much already tanked the economy,


Mar 18, 2020, 11:23 PM

but condensing the misery is certainly still out there for the taking.

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Uh nah. Check the avh age of most CEO’s


Mar 18, 2020, 9:45 PM

Police chiefs, fire chief, restaraunt owners . You lock up everybody 50 plus the country will still shut down bub

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Re: Uh nah. Check the avh age of most CEO’s


Mar 18, 2020, 9:51 PM

Every one of those older people takes vacations, sick leave, etc., and things don't shut down. There are younger people who are more than capable of running things for a few weeks with direction from the homebound CEO's. Actually, this would give lots of younger people a chance to shine.

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Mar 18, 2020, 10:52 PM

Now that is something reasonable. Let them go into hibernation. Half of them you don't need. Look at all the money they could give too...

All these celebs running around posting songs online... While good and entertaining, I want to see them dig in their pockets and donate tons of money to help. Guess they can only do that when dems are in office.

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Average age of those dying from Corona is people in 80's


Mar 19, 2020, 2:43 PM

If we locked all of them up, and let everyone else get infected and become immune, we could quickly get through this.

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Mar 19, 2020, 3:08 PM

Maybe we issue one gun and one bullet to everyone under 50...

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Re: Here's how we get through this crisis safely and quickly


Mar 19, 2020, 8:22 PM

Bruh, 25% of people 20-50 years old are being hospitalized when infected.

You’re the only person in America that thinks “Steepen the curve” is the solution.

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Mar 19, 2020, 8:23 PM

And they don’t even know if immunity will occur or if it will mutate like influenza does every year

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Mar 19, 2020, 8:29 PM

Not enough space for us all to be sick at the same time.

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