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But it doesn’t work that way The grandson is going to be careful But that doesn’t mean grandma isn’t going to be infected by someone else - example: grandson’s friend who mows grandma’s lawn The longer the virus circulates the greater the chance to infect grandma 3

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Now if the grandson (+ friend) goes off to college, eventually gets the virus Maybe he’s a little sick, maybe he’s asymptomatic But he gets over it, he’s no longer a danger to grandma or anybody else’s grandma Same for the grandson’s friend who mows grandma’s lawn 4

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Lockdowns ensure that vulnerable people have an equal chance at infection as people who are not at risk How is this protecting the elderly? If you knew you were 400x less likely to die than grandma would you say: “okay, let’s draw straws grandma?” 5

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But the ‘long term health sequelae” for young people!?!? Yeah, that’s all BS. The unlucky few will have some lasting sequelae, but it’s no different than flu which we don’t freak out about I’m frequently reflect on this account about the 1957 pandemic - there was no panic 6

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A fantastic account by someone who lived through the 1957 pandemic: "College sports events were not canceled, planes and trains continued to run...We took the Asian flu in stride. We said our prayers and took our chances." 5 city-journal.org/1957-asian-flu

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We are not thinking rationally We are not considering all variables in crafting public health As

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wrote: we are gambling that a virus will save us In the meantime, we are facilitating the demise of our elders, when most of us are at virtually no risk 7

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Sep 19, 2020

I meant to say “we are gambling that a vaccine will save us”

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If your grandma counts then read the full thread I am advocating for your grandma

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So does my 92 year old grandma, who suffered a bad bout with a respiratory illness last year. If my getting infected quickly keeps her from getting ill, then I'm happy to do it.