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You need to get on Twitter to hear the stories of people struggling with Coronavirus. Just because people aren't dying doesn't mean it's a cakewalk. I've seen fainting, hallucinations, panicked calls with 104 degree fever, etc.[/quote]
You really shouldn’t rely on Twitter for medical information.

And the people who are posting the worst stories are very self-selecting.The large majority of infected people who have mild to moderate symptoms aren’t posting, because there’s nothing interesting about their story.[/quote]

WTF - how is reading stories relying on Twitter for medical information. Yeah, I'm sure they're self selecting because they want to get out information that is not being otherwise reported and to warn people that it's not necessarily easy if you get it. Why should those stories not be as believable as the folks who say they are asymptomatic? They're all over Twitter too. Do you only want to hear those stories to help you justify letting your kids hang out with friends all day. It's a gamble, that's what the stories on both sides prove. Some are clearly more willing to take it, while others are not.[/quote]
 My point is that you shouldn’t rely on Twitter stories to decide what is a typical situation for someone who gets this virus. What is typical depends on your age and whether you have underlying health issues.

I agree with you, it’s a risk. But, adults can make their own decisions as to what risks to take. For the average, healthy adult, completely locking yourself away from other people isn’t really needed.

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Yes, “locking yourself away” actually is needed for those able to do it for the greater good.  It’s not just about your personal risk.  [/quote]

This is the point. You, a healthy adult, could contract Coronavirus and *never* show symptoms (or have very mild symptoms) but still be infectious. So as you go about life, letting your kid have friends over, you are spreading disease. and then they spread it. And so on.

This is not about personal risk tolerance. It’s about communal responsibility. [/quote]

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