[__blockcipher__]

2.8 million people die in the US every year. That's 1% of the actual population.

What is it about SARS-2 that makes it so that a few hundred thousand dead is impractical and negligent?

(BTW, the hidden argument of yours here is that we can successfully avoid that mortality by practicing containment which I dispute)

[intotheabyss]

Well I live in a country where we've contained the virus and far less than 0.25% of the population has contracted it, so you're just wrong. Maybe America can't contain, but they are the outlier in this pandemic due to their poor leadership and negligence.

[__blockcipher__]

Okay, but now your country can't let anyone into it without 2+ weeks quarantine. Similarly you need to be ready to "lockdown" (or whatever policy your country used) at any given moment if there's a flare-up.

Practicing containment is like leaving a forest full of extremely dry brush. It works great until the fire starts.