>>and infection does confer significant immunity,
If confers something. It may not be long term (but it might be), it may not be 100% (it isn't), but it is something.
As the more susceptible gradually succumb and the treatment methods improve, the virus will become increasingly less fatal to those who become infected.
If 80% of people who have had it can't catch it again for 6 months (and both are reasonably safe guesses) then the NHS will be safe from being overwhelmed after the first pass through 60% of the population..
Then it becomes the responsibility for each person to keep themselves safe, with hopefully some, but no doubt limited, attempt to keep those around them safe.
I don't need anybody to stay away from me, I stay away from them. Greater good and all that.
For goodness sakes return spectators to football games now. It'll be quick, it'll be ugly, but since the intelligent and smart will stay away we're not likely to lose too many that we need or want.
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