For those who live way out here and wholeheartedly endorse the "herd immunity" concept and think it& #39;s awesome ... consider how much undiagnosed ill health, like heart problems, lung/breathing problems, obesity, high blood pressure, diabetes, there is out here in rural America.

Think about the ag meetings you& #39;ve been in and think about the wheezing and gasping when folks get up or when they& #39;ve walked up or down a flight of stairs, think of the coughing and how genuinely concerning that sounds. Think of how overweight so many of us (me included) are.

Then consider that a lot of those wheezes and gasps and coughs and hacks, that extra weight, represent serious conditions that are undiagnosed and untreated because regular doctor visits aren& #39;t a thing out here and especially among the farming population.

Add into that children with immune issues, asthma, heart problems, and add into that high-risk adult populations like women with high-risk pregnancies, immuno-compromised folks and people who are on chemotherapy for cancer.

Letting #COVID19 just do its thing until whoever is left is naturally immune isn& #39;t a scenario that ends well for rural America in any way at all.