[forgot_my_pwd]

And all that because of a virus that has a fatality rate about between .2 and .5% which mainly targets people who are already on the verge of death to begin with.

We need to begin opening our country back up and implementing more targeted lockdowns and isolations for the most vulnerable.

Not only will this bring us to herd immunity faster, we will have a huge pool of recovered people available to donate plasma antibodies to those suffering from the virus.

Taking the recent deluge of antibody test data that's been released in the last few weeks from around the world indicating infection rates are far higher than official numbers indicate and the growing threat of economic misery for tens of millions, this is the best way forward.

[rootusrootus]

The difficulty here is that the lockdowns are almost entirely self-inflicted, not the result of directives from the government. So even if the government proclaims "back to normal everyone!" very little will change in reality.

Though, if "go back to work!" also means the unemployment assistance and stimulus payments stop, it could get more exciting.

[defterGoose]

Or, instead of taking the lives of those who cling to it, we could enact sensible policies to re-engage the capital squandered by the richest in our society. "But that would be tantamount to thievery!" you say. Perhaps, but that seems better than murder.

[esoterica]

Current estimate is that you need around 70% of the population infected to get herd immunity. 0.5% fatality rate * 70% of the population is >1 million deaths in the US alone.