An argument for *random* COVID-19 testing. Tesing is biased toward the sick & ill. So we don't know how much COVID-19 there is or how dangerous it is. This uncertainty => over and/or under reaction. We can't manage what we don't measure respresentatively. https://www.statnews.com/2020/03/17/a-fiasco-in-the-making-as-the-coronavirus-pandemic-takes-hold-we-are-making-decisions-without-reliable-data/ …
Imagine if your sick relative was denied testing because the government decided they wanted a good statistical sample. Can you imagine? It'd be chaos
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See the thread on ethics... There are lots of utilitarian vs deontological dilemmas here... Testing is but one of them. In itlay they are denying 80 year olds ICU's in favor of 40 year olds.
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I did a degree in ethics, I'm pretty well versed. I'm not saying there may not be some vague ethical arguments here, I'm saying if you tried to do it there'd be rioting in the streets
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