Economists propose ending lockdowns by releasing the young first

Bloomberg via SF Gate ^ | April 24 2020 | Lucy Meakin, Bloomberg

[rintintin]

As global governments grapple with how to unlock economies without triggering another round of coronavirus infections, some economists are recommending that age should be used to determine who returns to work first. While the freezing of activity from Mumbai to Chicago is credited with saving lives, the downsides are evident in the International Monetary Fund's warning of the worst global recession in almost a century.

How to balance lives and livelihoods is drawing the attention of economists, and a growing cohort propose authorities should first remove restrictions on those deemed at lowest risk of death or hospital admittance from the infection. That means the youngest are activated first, while more venerable groups remain sheltered until either a vaccine can be administered or the rest of the population develops sufficient immunity. One calculation of fatalities from the disease by Imperial College in London is for 0.03% of those in their 20s, compared to over 5% among the over 70s.

"Age- and morbidity-related restrictions would allow a rapid return of economic activity," according to David Mackie, chief European economist at JPMorgan Chase in London. "If mixing between the elderly and the less vulnerable younger populations can be sufficiently reduced, the economy and society can get back to work quickly."

[The Fop]

You must be talking about those tie dye clad geezers who dance in the aisle at Hot Tuna concerts!

[MinorityRepublican]

Cases in North Carolina.

[silverleaf]

“ limiting their being with groups”
Under what penalty and by what means?

Do you even hear yourself?

This draconian edict would also apply to anyone of any age with diabetes, asthma, cancer survivors, people with heart disease, hypertension...anyone immuno compromised.

What kind of free society orders that many people into quarantine awaiting a cure that may never come? Given that they have not yet admitted to the public that there is no permanent immunity. And cured people can get reinfected in subsequent waves.

So the bioweapon is with us to stay. Might as well get on with attenuating the pandemic and soon, to let people take their own risks. because the goal never was to have no covid patients, only manageable numbers of patients, Continuously.

Btw half or more of the small number of infected people who end up on vents...are 30-50

[silverleaf]

Now do pneumonia, cancer, and seasonal flu, please
Just to get a perspective on the risks of being over 65

[MinorityRepublican]

At the very least, we should have kept our schools open. Maybe all teachers over 50, they can stay at home and have young people come in and subsitute.

[Rashputin]

If the government is paying the full boat for treatment, those most likely to be expensive to treat and least likely to have a successful outcome should at least be required to limit their exposure.

A high roller libtard can't understand that so perhaps you fall into the category

Ta Ta

[Antoninus]

Wow, these people are truly geniuses. Common folks suggested this weeks ago.

[Basket_of_Deplorables]

Everyone under 50, go back to work. Open the schools!!! Herd immunity will work. It always has. Don’t kill the country!!!

[Truthoverpower]

Tell all these idiot politicians and “economists “‘ - just get the hell out of our way !!!!! and stop telling us what to do !!!!

OK ? thanks

[Pollard]

Everything I do was already on the essential list but since our tags were due, I went ahead and got Farm tags to make it obvious. Here in MO, they don’t mess with the farmers so having a big F plastered in the center of the tags would be handy if they were to decide to go extreme and have check points. The next county over, Iron County, says in their stay at home order that no one from another county should visit or even pass through Iron but I don’t know if or how they’re enforcing it.