[cardcrimson]

Similarly, it's not a DISASTER that people get the virus.  

I suspect you don't know anyone who's had a bad reaction to it. I know two, one who ended up in the ICU, one "just" in the hospital. Both in late 30s/early 40s. Neither with comorbidities. Both had a spouse and kid, and so not only were they out of work, but also couldn't attend to childcare, which fell entirely on the spouses while they were self-quarantining and then admitted to the hospital. Once admitted in the hospital, neither could see their spouse or kid for weeks, and most updates were via third-party hospital employees (including for the full week one was on a ventilator and functionally unconscious). In each case, both the nuclear family and nearby grandparents who tried to help triage had their lives completely upturned for close to a month.

In the sense that both (thankfully) recovered, yes, it was not a disaster to the same extent as, say, the Titanic. But JFC will I do everything in my power to avoid that. And again, those are examples of people who won't even count in the CFR statistics that seem to be driving most of our discussion.

Please. If you're going to quote someone, quote him in context and completely. It's only fair and appropriate. Here's what he said "Similarly, it's not a DISASTER that people get the virus.  Certainly, for some it is the ultimate in disastrous. . . .". Bold my addition.

Kind of an important sentence you omitted, don't you think? I'm sorry for those you know that are suffering, but your anecdote is completely in line with what he posted.

[cardcrimson]

Similarly, it's not a DISASTER that people get the virus.  

I suspect you don't know anyone who's had a bad reaction to it. I know two, one who ended up in the ICU, one "just" in the hospital. Both in late 30s/early 40s. Neither with comorbidities. Both had a spouse and kid, and so not only were they out of work, but also couldn't attend to childcare, which fell entirely on the spouses while they were self-quarantining and then admitted to the hospital. Once admitted in the hospital, neither could see their spouse or kid for weeks, and most updates were via third-party hospital employees (including for the full week one was on a ventilator and functionally unconscious). In each case, both the nuclear family and nearby grandparents who tried to help triage had their lives completely upturned for close to a month.

In the sense that both (thankfully) recovered, yes, it was not a disaster to the same extent as, say, the Titanic. But JFC will I do everything in my power to avoid that. And again, those are examples of people who won't even count in the CFR statistics that seem to be driving most of our discussion.

Please. If you're going to quote someone, quote him in context and completely. It's only fair and appropriate. Here's what he said "Similarly, it's not a DISASTER that people get the virus.  Certainly, for some it is the ultimate in disastrous. . . .". Bold my addition.

Kind of an important sentence you omitted, don't you think? I'm sorry for those you know that are suffering, but your anecdote is completely in line with what he posted.