An obvious fix for the pandemic.

[dontmissthese]

Mostly restrict oldies to home quarantine after first establishing an efficient

home delivery system for essentials. 

Let all the young ones just go for it and get the economy rolling again.

Some will die but the flu also kills at about the same rate and it's usually

people with a pre-existing condition which makes them vulnerable so what

COVID-19 doesn't get the flu will.

For the most part it will be a mild case of the flu and we having been living

this way since the Spanish Flu pandemic.

The most vulnerable group ( oldies ) will be protected until a vaccine is developed.

We would have to FaceTime our relatives. A small price to pay for the good of mostly all.

Any oldies caught outdoors without an 'effective' face mask will be stripped of excursion rights.

The alternative is sending our country broke.

If put to a vote then most oldies ( including me ) would vote yes.

[bright.ton42]

Omigoodness .......   how could all the world's best  epidemiologsts,  scientists,  virologists, chemists have missed this simple solution?

[repentatleisure1952]

I can see Tim Berners-Lee sitting in the corner of a dark room...crying uncontrollably...

[k1ooo-slr-sales]

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@dontmissthese wrote:

Mostly restrict oldies to home quarantine after first establishing an efficient

home delivery system for essentials. 

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I have a question.

How old are the oldies that are targeted in your solution?

Spoiler

I don't want you to be influenced by how old I am which is why I haven't declared my age. I'll do so when/if you answer my question, promise.

[domino-710]

oh geez - does Roges have a sister/brother. lol.

[tasfleur]

Wow!  Thank goodness we are in the 21st century now!  For a moment there, I thought we might have fallen into a time trap .. 

[lionrose.7]

So you want to put The oldies under house arrest.
 
No hugs from grand children
No one to talk to
Left to die of lonelyness
 
May as well start up the gaschamber for us oldies.

Woud hate to be your mum or dad or grandparent.

Bet they would be really hurt to read this

[tasfleur]

Well put Lionrose!  If I was related to that poster, I would be extremely fearful of him/her!

[lionrose.7]

No they would not vote yes

Lives are worth more then Money.

People have gone through wars and the economy has recovered and will so again

[zanadoo_56]

I'd like to see all the internet trolls (irrespective of age) also be rounded up and sent out with the young ones.

...with a compulsory cancelling of their internet access.

Some of them may die (and frankly who cares) while the rest might get a life.

To quote them: 'It a  First World Problem'.  Well here's a possible solution!