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Let the record show I’m not here to support either specific side of this argument (amazing how FOX and CNN can divide us over anything), but one could reasonably say that without all these measures (and unemployment), we wouldn’t be talking about “a fraction of 1%” of the population.
separately, we aren’t doing this for the <1% of the population (the percent that has been infected thus far), we’re doing it to protect our entire population. I mean it’s not rocket science to see that without the measures taken, hospitals would be drowning right now
They would have been drowning initially. They are now stocked up and have an ample logistics train to support them. And we have several avenues to treat those who are hospitalized, and a lot more experience with fighting this bug. Time to move on.