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Yeah its only World Trade Center tower 1 every day. Its not like we'd go to war over those numbers.

>> these poor souls are effectively locked into their homes as a permanent jail.

Why do you believe this to be true? Seems exaggerated to me.

I know a couple of people who are in exactly that predicament. They're scared shitless of catching the virus - and they need 24/7 at-home assistance, which means at least five people that could potentially catch and transmit the virus.

Must we then have vaccinated people join them out of some sense of solidarity?

There are people confined to wheelchairs yet we allow others to walk.

Being vaccinated does not prevent the spread or infection, it only reduces the severity of symptoms, so this doesn't work. Having a vaccinated person sit with them is just as unsafe as an unvaccinated person. Testing, with a period of isolation before contact, is the only safe method. This is what I have to do with my mom.