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by TallGuyShort 2239 days ago
>> People are staying home because they're scared of getting sick, that's not something that can be fixed by public policy.

Staying home IS the public policy in many places right now. Mere weeks ago, my social media feed was full of information about hospitals cancelling all non-emergency procedures, being overrun, doctors flying to New York, PPE shortages, etc. I wouldn't be at all surprised if a lot of people who would normally go to the ER just in case are trying to tough it out at home. Or perhaps they're more alone and the person who would normally call 911 because they're having a stroke / heart attack simply isn't with them - because isolation and social distancing is also the public policy.
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newacct583 2239 days ago
> Staying home IS the public policy in many places right now.

Staying home from the hospital is absolutely not policy anywhere, nor has it been, ever. You missed the context.

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TallGuyShort 2239 days ago
No, because I don't care and I'm just going about my life mostly as normal. Many people have missed the context, and that's either a massive failure of education or a massive failure in communication, and the mere fact we're having this discussion is evidence of that. Isn't it?
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