Amidst all the worthy talk of 'flattening the curve', I don't think we've talked about or internalized the idea that at-risk people, including essentially everyone over a certain age, are going to have to stay in long-term isolation until there is a treatment, vaccine, or cure
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In general, there's a tendency in public messaging to promise that "things will be over by summer" which I think is going to lead to a lot of anger down the road.
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You're not going to Disneyland in July. Unless we get enough test kits and it's 'seropositive week', where Goofy draws blood from the whole family before you're allowed in. Life is going to get weird unless we find an effective therapy.
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Anyway, I'm not only the hair club president here, but also a client, trying to keep an at-risk parent safe from the world for God knows how long. My deepest sympathies to everyone else with a loved one to care for who is in a high risk category.
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You are not wrong; it’s complicated. Flattening the curve isn’t just about coronavirus. My nephew got sick this weekend. 102 fever, shortness of breath on day 1, ICU on a ventilator day 2. It was bacterial pneumonia, not coronavirus. If in NYC, he likely dies. In ABQ, NM, it’s ok
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Exactly! People here in Portugal have been really angry at those violating the isolation measures, but frankly, as long as the numbers are sustainable and they don't live with at-risk people, I'm happy for their contribution to herd immunity!
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i was thinking that it would help like thishttps://twitter.com/xkcdComic/status/1244798583880044544 …
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