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Originally Posted by petegz28
Agreed. But that's with any virus. And as many medical professionals are saying, many people will contract the virus and not even know it. Just like the flu.
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I have been pretty vocal about how big of an overreaction this is, but then I thought about something...
I'm a healthy adult. If I get this virus, I'm probably going to be fine. But...
I might need medical attention. Not intense medical attention, but some that I cannot get at home. So, I will need to go see a medical professional. If a bunch of healthy guys like me need the same, we're going to start overcrowding urgent care, ERs, hospitals, doctors offices. The strain of normal healthy adults who need extra care is going to kill those who need emergency care.
Or guys like me will be turned away. And what SHOULD have been an easy virus to combat and survive will be... less so. It could get VERY ugly. Are we there yet? no. Absolutely not.
But this extreme vigilance might be what saves us. We might only have two options here - extreme vigilance and utter collapse.