> Anyone can always choose to self-isolate based on their own personal risk factors
Nobody can self-isolate 100%. The strong may only need supplies, but others will also need care or medical assistance. This puts an upper limit on individual isolation. The good news is that isolation compounds: reaching 99% in isolation, in an environment of zero general isolation is much less valuable than reaching 95% in an environment where everybody else does as well.
Nobody can self-isolate 100%. The strong may only need supplies, but others will also need care or medical assistance. This puts an upper limit on individual isolation. The good news is that isolation compounds: reaching 99% in isolation, in an environment of zero general isolation is much less valuable than reaching 95% in an environment where everybody else does as well.