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Charles Ellson[_2_] · January 11th 21, 05:29 PM posted to uk.railway,uk.transport.london

On Sun, 10 Jan 2021 16:32:13 +0000 (UTC),
wrote:

On Fri, 8 Jan 2021 20:09:07 -0000 (UTC)
Anna Noyd-Dryver wrote:
tim... wrote:
just because very few under 35s are dying doesn't mean the they don't get
ill enough to be hospitalised

and take up beds and medical resources that might otherwise be needed for
people with other illnesses (of all ages)

Or even if not hospitalised, have long lasting serious effects; I have a
friend, a fit and healthy 48 year old who used to run 5k every day, who,
over six months after getting Covid, struggles to walk 200m without a rest.

I had a cousin in his late 40s who did running competitions. He got cancer
and was dead in 9 months. Perhaps we should all be locked in our homes
in case we get hit by a cosmic ray in the sunshine or breath in some toxic
diesel fumes and also get it?

Life has risks, deal with it.

Standard practice is to avoid risk if possible. Your cosmic rays
should be viewed in the context that you should instead be worrying
about UV radiation and taking appropriate precaustions. With diesel
exhausts you avoid sucking exhaust pipes or otherwise getting too
close; you should also maybe worry more about benzene from petrol
engine exhausts.
Other risks are standard parts of life. You mention cancer but not
what type; some are genetic, some are transmissable, some are induced
by contact with external agents. Again, the risk can often be reduced
with simple precautions.