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hurricane_run

Maybe but the blanket lockdown seems a bit daft when the chances of death for the young and fit are so low, before we consider the impact to the economy.

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edscoble in reply to @hurricane_run

Maybe but the blanket lockdown seems a bit daft when the chances of death for the young and fit are so low, before we consider the impact to the economy.

It's low because of the current lockdown.

Vulnerable people will die if the lockdown eased up, allowing it to spread.

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hurricane_run in reply to @edscoble

As I said before, we don't know that yet. To use a cliche, correlation is not causation.
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sbbohr in reply to @edscoble

It's low because of the current lockdown.

people will die if the lockdown eased up, allowing it to spread.

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