[teejers1]

Depends on how you define small percentage. About a quarter of hospitalized patients are less than 50. In some states almost 10% of deaths have been patients less than 50%.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/20...us-deaths/

Ramp the treatment resources and "embrace" (too strong a word - but be prepared for) the inevitable flare up - that's not the end of the world.

Similarly, it's not a DISASTER that people get the virus.  Certainly, for some it is the ultimate in disastrous.  For the overwhelming majority, it is not.  I think this gets blurred in all the numbers bandied about.  

Separately, not a brobdingnagian fan of the "surrender monkey" attitude: i.e., we're screwed, nothing can be done, we all just have to accept everything cratering and deal with it in your homes.  Eff that attitude!

Last point, judging from the posts here, few will change their behavior once restrictions lifted.  Fine.  Good for you.  Others might want to enjoy a public beach, state park (and park there to do so), a round of golf, dinner outside at a local restaurant that has seating and other restrictions (I'm not sure how dining out poses materially greater risk than having same group cook your food and same person "deliver" your food at a table instead of at your door).

But whatever . .

[teejers1]

Depends on how you define small percentage. About a quarter of hospitalized patients are less than 50. In some states almost 10% of deaths have been patients less than 50%.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/20...us-deaths/

Ramp the treatment resources and "embrace" (too strong a word - but be prepared for) the inevitable flare up - that's not the end of the world.

Similarly, it's not a DISASTER that people get the virus.  Certainly, for some it is the ultimate in disastrous.  For the overwhelming majority, it is not.  I think this gets blurred in all the numbers bandied about.  

Separately, not a brobdingnagian fan of the "surrender monkey" attitude: i.e., we're screwed, nothing can be done, we all just have to accept everything cratering and deal with it in your homes.  Eff that attitude!

Last point, judging from the posts here, few will change their behavior once restrictions lifted.  Fine.  Good for you.  Others might want to enjoy a public beach, state park (and park there to do so), a round of golf, dinner outside at a local restaurant that has seating and other restrictions (I'm not sure how dining out poses materially greater risk than having same group cook your food and same person "deliver" your food at a table instead of at your door).

But whatever . .