Re: “COVID-19 does badly injure young people, and on occasion kills them.”
I agree.
But seasonal influenza and common colds also kill hundreds and disable thousands of completely healthy Americans each year.
Do you really want to shut down the USA for six months every year to protect them?
Sorry - that is insane, that is deliberate economic suicide to protect a tiny fraction of one percent of our population.
I made no comment on whether or not I agree with the shutdowns. I was responding to the poster’s statement that the worst that can happen is a bit of flu.