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It's clearly an attempt at a strategy that doesn't immediately disable the economy the way most others have, but it relies on a number of assumptions that cannot be made confidently at this point & it may be risking one of the highest COVID-19 death rates in the world

Yes but all other plans also make a lot of assumptions and don't really add up. I think at this point we should be trying everything, #staythefuckhome but really, really make sure old people do that because they're the ones that will be disabling the hospitals. And do it NOW.

Many other plans make assumptions that are a lot more conservative. The UK plan hinges on large numbers of younger people getting a highly infectious illness without infecting older people, which admittedly seems implausible to me unless you eliminate all contact between the two.

I think the idea is to eliminate all contact. They are talking about extreme quarantine measures.

It simply can't be done unless you remove the old from their homes and place them in a hospital environment suitable for infectious disease. Elder care workers, home nurses, grocery delivery people, loved ones — all stewing in a vat of infectious illness.

The elderly who live alone in an isolated home, permit no visitors whatsoever and require no health care will probably be fine. Those with health problems requiring treatment, living in care facilities or living with younger family will all be at risk of infection.

Yes but isn't that true with all the other plans as well?