Consider he may have a better handle on risks, especially long term survival risks (check out the long term survivor risks that surfaced with SARs), than most people. Also he's been a Harvard Professor since forever, so I imagine he has quite a nice house.
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I have yet to see a programmer write code that manifests an artifact as effective, adaptable, and robust as a human body.
Disclaimer: I have a love/hate relationship with sarcasm myself!
Sort of like software developers turning neurotic about minor glitches because, not despite of their knowledge
My father is over that age, and he's also near Atlanta, but isolated in a suburban home, wears a mask, gets food from other family members that are being very careful, etc.
I'm glad he's at least in a place where he can get outside (in his yard). Being in an apartment building and never getting out sounds like prison.
(I should clarify - he may have good reasons to stay inside for 5 months and I think that's anybody's prerogative to decide their risk tolerance wrt covid.
But for most people that's absolutely insane, essentially agoraphobic.
I've seen evidence some otherwise completely healthy people are long-haul locked inside their small apartment and it's sad to see.)
“ reported that as many as one-third of patients who test positive for covid-19 but are never hospitalized battle symptoms for weeks or even months after contracting the virus. “I think that people are highly underestimating this disease,” Church says.“
and sometimes you're too close to the issue: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_students%27_disease