A misleading term

Sun., March 29, 2020

This concerns not only your Friday 21 publication, but also the use of the term “zero risk” by other local sources when referring to the chance breach of coronavirus containment being used in local treatment centers.

There is always some chance of failure. I do support these treatment and investigative activities, but the above term gives the public a false sense of security. For example, consider a suicidal patient bent on suicide by breaking out. Try not breathing the dust off of your safety suit by accident or touching your safety suit by accident. Are the safety suits destroyed after use or are they cleaned? Are the local air conditioning systems filtered sufficiently well?

Somebody knows the answers to these questions but the feeling of public safety is masked by the use of the term “zero risk.”

William P. Harthill

Spokane

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