by Snowball »
17 Mar 2020 17:45
Forbury Lion Snowball Which is worse 50 Million or FOUR?
Which is worse, 50 million in one hit or 50 million spread over a number of years?
What if 6 months down the road a vaccine is found, what if the government pulled out all the stops to get enough made for everyone who needs it?.... yes it's unlikely, but it may mean those who avoid getting it will get the vaccine first.
You're responding to a different statement.
I was making the point that SARS infected only
four people in the UK total.
I was making the point (as has the Chief Scientist) that this is nothing like SARS and far, far worse.
He said this is the greatest crisis in 100 years (careful to NOT mention the 1918 Influenza that killed up to 100 Million)
He ALSO said that after isolation we would expect another surge. He also made the point that despite the social distance stuff etc the numbers should increase for 2.5 to 3 weeks.
One thing that sickened me. He said that the current testing regime would be targeted at hospitals (patients and staff). Then he added that many PRIVATE, commercial outfits were developing tests. Then he added that these private companies would service "community testing" while the current stuff would be reserved for hospitals. He didn't use the actual words but I took him to be implying that "maybe" testing (like mine) would NOT be free. The profiteers are already ramping up.
He also said that 20,000 UK deaths would be a very good result