“If anybody has a hidden immunity idol and you want to play it, now will be the time to do so.” I can’t count the number of times Jeff Probst has uttered these words in all the 40 seasons of Survivor.
In this popular reality television, you need to be able to “Outwit, Outplay, and Outlast” other players. In order to do that, you need to win challenges to ensure you don’t get voted out during the tribal councils. Winning an immunity idol in the final challenge guarantees you a shot at bringing home the prize of one million dollars ($1M).
If this global pandemic is just another season of Survivor, everyone would probably want to get an idol for themselves if only to get out of this crisis a winner- that is to say, alive. But no one can give anyone immunity. Not with COVID-19.
That’s why when the government of Chile announced that they will issue “immunity certificates” to those who recovered from the coronavirus, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned against it saying the “certificates could inspire false confidence and help..spread [the virus],” according to a bbc.com news article. They argued that the so-called risk-free certificates “could even be harmful, because they could lead people to ignore public health advice and therefore increase the risk of transmitting the disease.”
While Chile has a total of 99,358 recoveries to date, as of this writing, 4,207 new cases have been reported. Therefore, having the said ‘medical passport’ may prove detrimental than instrumental.
We don’t have 39 days like the castaways had on the island. No one knows how long this ‘show’ will go on. But until then, everyone needs to stay vigilant and avoid getting blindsided.
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