If selective isolation were taken, would the vulnerable ones know when they can safely come out? How would they be assured they would not be accidentally in contact with a carrier, active or asymptomatic? How would you notify others that a vulnerable one is cloistered inside? (Reverse lepracy stigmas?) Many vulnerable people deny they are vulnerable so would we lock them in? Employers are not likely to support a young vulnerable employee’s decision to self-isolate so how would it be verified?
On the other hand, how will this social distancing experiment end? The virus won’t go away & the herd is not going to be immune.
I guess we had better hope for much more widely available testing and fast, effective widely available treatments.This is quite a pickle we are in, isn't it?
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