Quote:
Originally Posted by GoodLife
They are not having corona parties in Sweden so everyone gets infected, they have told seniors and at risk people to stay home. Those that go out are told to practice social distancing. You are not required to go out and mingle, just like here as we relax the rules. Nobody is going to kill you if you stay home and take precautions.
Herd immunity does not require 100% get infected, just enough so that the virus dies out from lack of hosts.
|
People are social animals, without social contact society dies and with it civilization. If we are to survive as a nation we must be pragmatic regarding our reaction to the dangers of the virus. The virus will not go away. Viruses which were prevalent decades ago are still around but not epidemic. If we do not open up our country we will destroy what took hundreds of years to create. People who are at risk or fearful can continue to self isolate. Those who want to live should be allowed to carry on with life as it was before the virus. Do we not drive because we might be killed in a car accident? Do people not smoke because they might die from cancer? If we allow bureaucrats and politicians to dictate our lives how long before they tell us what to eat and drink; what to wear and how to wear it. I am 74 and my group still plays pickleball. We would rather be free to choose how to live and die. People die, it should be their choice how they go. I will go with a smile on my face.