Chat about Novel Coronavirus - 2019-nCoV - COVID-19

should we sacrifice the lives of older people so young people have better long term life opportunities?

That wasn't what I was suggesting, just that keeping schools open is about more than allowing parents to work.

I agree with @Señor_Bear that something like this is the answer:

Lock the place down for 10 weeks and go on a massive vaccination program like a war effort.

I have no confidence we have enough vaccine available to reach the 20m priority people in 10 weeks or that with the current rate of spread and hospitalisation levels that would be enough anyway.

We need to be planning measures that can last for 6 months.