12-08-2020, 11:05 AM
How small is this minority? And how exactly can you 'shield' 12M people?
Let's look at this logically - 12M people to start with in the over 65 category, then you've got to think about those that care for them in homes - they have to split away from the rest of their non-shielding family. Then you need to split the NHS into covid and non-covid hospitals or areas of hospitals. You might then have the family members that act as carers for their elderly family. I reckon you are looking at 30% of the population there.
Now if you take the under 18s as about 30% of the population as well, plus those that have been protected by furlough and SEISS then the people impacted are actually the minority clearly.
What would you do?
Let's look at this logically - 12M people to start with in the over 65 category, then you've got to think about those that care for them in homes - they have to split away from the rest of their non-shielding family. Then you need to split the NHS into covid and non-covid hospitals or areas of hospitals. You might then have the family members that act as carers for their elderly family. I reckon you are looking at 30% of the population there.
Now if you take the under 18s as about 30% of the population as well, plus those that have been protected by furlough and SEISS then the people impacted are actually the minority clearly.
What would you do?