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Originally Posted by papa smurf
How about all the under 50s herded into large groups and infected [for the good of the elderly and the country ] and kept in quarantine indoors for 16 weeks, after that we can all roam around with security.
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Because enough of them will get sick enough to need medical treatment. Even within this group the infection needs to spread slowly enough not to overwhelm the NHS, and quickly enough that it’s dealt with before next winter’s flu season while the NHS is already under regular seasonal pressure.