Listen to the COVID-19 Experts

The Atlantic has put out a few articles recently that argue we are all likely to contract the virus at some point in the future, so I understand your apathy. However, there is benefit to trying to delay the spread of the virus. If you got the virus today, yes, chances are good you'd make a full recovery; however, (1) you may be quarantined, which is uncomfortable; (2) since little is known about the disease, the treatment would be very imprecise; and (3) imprecision adds to already-high costs of treatment, due in part to supply shortages. But if we can slow the spread of the virus, if you were to become exposed to it in one year: (1) a vaccine may have been developed by then and you may consequently be immune or less likely to contract it; (2) we'll know more about the disease by then, so doctor's won't feel obligated to run random tests just to try to understand the scope of the disease; and (3) the costs for related supplies and pharmaceuticals will go down as supply increases.

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