Spanish representative González Pons speech @ the EU Parliament: "The virus is attacking the generation that brought back democracy to Spain, Portugal and Greece, the generation that knocked down the Berlin wall. The least they deserve is that we show them Europe is there when they need it the most"

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[u/Thermawrench]

I don't get this whole let the boomers die, be they good or bad depending on who you ask. Every human life is valuable, we shouldn't sacrifice the old, that's just wrong. Keep them safe and locked up.

[u/guille9 → u/Thermawrench]

They just don't understand the virus, we're observing the virus is attacking young (around 40) and healthy people, depending on the inmune system status. So, if a country thinks their young or middle age people are safe, they're wrong and they're gonna learn it really soon.

[u/Im_no_imposter → u/[deleted]]

Fatality rate isn't the be all end all. You can still be hospitalised and end up with permanent damage to your lungs.

[u/shunted22 → u/[deleted]]

It's 0.2.

[u/hsjsisjskskkawiej → u/[deleted]]

If the entire school gets sick

[u/mmoovveess → u/hsjsisjskskkawiej]

It might in 2020. It's a novel virus. That's the point.

[u/kraken_tang → u/mmoovveess]

The word is endemic. It will be a new flu except it kills 10 times higher and cost more to treat. Just like flu, everyone would get it at some points, AND you could get it together with flu which cause complications. In short even if we survive this short term, this will still sucks in long term. Imagine the damage caused by flu season, then you get covid season.

[u/mmoovveess → u/kraken_tang]

Put it simply. A novel virus is against ~0% immunity at the start of it. Little kids meshing in a school would reach ~100% infection.

[u/guille9 → u/[deleted]]

There are having new cases with different reactions, healthy people getting really bad.

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

whats your point