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Theory I'm playing with in my head. Upon seeing the initial covid19 events in China, the most effective way to deal with it would have been for

Posted by pmb (aka pmb) Mar 20 '20, 15:05

shelter in place orders around the world and then selectively infecting the population under controlled circumstances. Exclude people over 55 or 60? and with health conditions and then, like a selective service draft infect people under supervision. Include groups of healthcare workers on the early side so that they can develop immunity going forward. You could probably roll through it in a more organized fashion much quicker than waiting for the inevitable. Crazy right?

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Probably -- nm - JackDawson Mar 20, 15:48
Dunno about effectiveness, but that's a great scenario for a bioethics class to pick apart and discuss. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Mar 20, 15:11
Loosi's the expert on this, but I have seen several scientists state that the antibodies from recovered patients are crucial to a vaccine. -- nm - David Mar 20, 15:10 2
- I didn't hear that, but that doesn't mean anything. -- nm - loosilu Mar 20, 15:14
- From what I read, it was like a stopgap prior to a vaccine - helps to shorten hospital stays. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 20, 15:12
The UK is attempting something similar to that. We'll see how it turns out. We're conducting a global science experiment on people. -- nm - loosilu Mar 20, 15:09 8
- I thought they abandoned that when they realized it mean hundreds of thousands dead. -- nm - Reagen Mar 20, 15:09 7
  - Is that more or less than the number of deaths that are going to occur anyway? -- nm - pmb Mar 20, 15:10 6
    - More, because treatable cases will have to be abandoned to die due to overcrowding. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 20, 15:13 2
      - My point is that it would be the opposite if you did it in a controlled way. -- nm - pmb Mar 20, 15:16 1
        
        And my point was that Boris Johnson is a clown. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 20, 15:21
    - Lots of countries show us that it doesn't have to be that way. -- nm - Reagen Mar 20, 15:13 2
      - Yeah, well my theory is that if you can exclude the most vulnerable population while you do this in a controlled way, you could reduce the death rate - pmb Mar 20, 15:15
      - This is going to be the subject of study for years. -- nm - loosilu Mar 20, 15:14
Ah the Chicken Pox Sleepover plan. -- nm - Qale Mar 20, 15:06 1
- Kind of. -- nm - pmb Mar 20, 15:09

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