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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What would everyone who can't possible take any sick leave do if they were sick with something else?  Wouldn't you have to take an advance, LWOP, vacation?  [/quote]

Honestly, probably apply for for the voluntary leave transfer program, but now the program is going to get flooded with requests.

Also, it?s one thing to use up my leave (or advance leave) for my own and my children?s health. But being essentially forced to use leave because of quarantines in order to save older people seems unfair. Why should I burn up my accrued leave because of a virus that isn?t even likely to harm my family? The older people can use their leave to stay home, they have use or lose any way[/quote]

It?s not just to save older white collar workers. It?s to save the 60 year old admin who is raising her grandkids or the 60 year old cleaner whose family abroad is dependent on her remitting her wages. [/quote]

The lack of understanding of public health measures is really troubling here, and shows the need for much, much better communication.  Mandatory telework and school closures are NOT quarantines.  They are social distancing measures to slow the spread of the virus.  The reason to slow the spread of the virus is not "just" for 60+ year olds.  It's to keep the medical system from being completely overwhelmed ... which would mean that NOBODY could get ANY emergency care.  Break your leg? Get cancer? Kid has a bad croup attack and needs medicines?  Good luck with that while the hospitals are dealing with thousands of COVID19 patients. [/quote]

But what is the end goal?  It will be months before a vaccine is available- say you implement all these draconian measures to slow the spread- for how long?  And who's to say as soon as you turn everyone loose again that the transmissions doesn't just resume again?[/quote]

NP: The goal is to flatten the infection rate curve. If *everyone* gets this at the same time, our hospitals will be completely overrun with the serious cases. If we can spread out the infections until there is a vaccine and we know more about the virus and treatment, the hospitals are much less likely to have to turn people away. This will also lower the mortality rate.

Also, "Draconian?" Seriously? Working from home is Draconian? [/quote]

Sure for you, not a big deal.. You get to work in your PJs and eat ice cream.  But everything has consequences.  Feds work from home ----> small businesses that depend on their business lay off workers.  So now people are out of jobs just to slow the spread.[/quote]

It's *social distancing* not a quarantine. Even if a good percentage of people work from home and avoid large gatherings, it will slow the spread and lessen the impact on our economy. I'm sure you act like a slob when you work from home, but most of us are perfectly productive while teleworking and should be allowed to do it. It's 2020 and there's a pandemic affecting everyone in the world; this is a no-brainer.

By doing nothing, hospitals could be overwhelmed, we could see a higher mortality rate and far greater consequences for the economy. But it sounds like you just want to let the world burn because you're convinced it won't really affect you. Hey, you might even come out ahead, right? Such a troll.

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