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by chrisco255 2273 days ago
You gotta come to a compromise, a middle ground. Especially since a vaccine is at least 13 months out. We cannot continue this. And the problem with this disease is it's got this asynchronous transmission. It's shutting down entire nations, but not all regions are equally affected. And so, we may get this situation where NYC hits its peak in 2-4 weeks but then Dallas gets their peak in 2 months but then San Diego gets their peak in 4 months but then Phoenix gets their's in October and so on. This is how it's playing out across the globe. You can require masks in public. You can strongly encourage the elderly to stay home. You can shut down public transportation. You can go to 50% occupancy in restaurants and theaters. But you can't commit economic suicide. It will kill more people in the long run than the disease does.