[ajmurmann]

My anecdata confirms your view exactly. My wife was concerned a few weeks ago that she might have a heart attack (she did not). I suggested to go to urgent care, but she was more concerned about COVID and wanted to just take Aspirin and monitor the situation. She also is in a group vulnerable to COVID, so this might be skewed.

Government closure had nothing to do with this decision. In fact I've zero trust in US government recommendation around this and don't factor their recommendation into any of my personnel decision making around this topic.