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by davidw 2232 days ago
No one wants or thinks the lockdowns are a long-term solution. They were put in place to :

1) Stop the health care system from being slammed.

2) Buy time for testing/tracing/isolation, and get enough PPE for health care workers.

The fact that we are squandering that time is a travesty that has a cost measured in lives, and billions of dollars as the economy worsens.

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Anecdotally, many, many people think lockdowns are a long term solution that will lead to global eradication.