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The end game is to develop a vaccine. In the meantime, stop the spreading by quarantine, social distancing, washing hands etc.,
by senthil_rajasek 7y ago
The end game is to develop a vaccine. In the meantime, stop the spreading by quarantine, social distancing, washing hands etc.,
- jshevek 7y agoI don't believe that we will be using the current extreme form of "social distancing" for as long as it takes to develop a vaccine. Vaccine could easily be a year and a half out. I think we will return to a more moderate social distancing, where appropriate, after tests have been deployed and we have a better sense of the actual rates of infection in different regions.
- ken 7y agoThe current "social distancing" can't continue indefinitely without massive changes. It's not sustainable. Beyond a few weeks, it'll put a lot of people out of work, and the system can't support long-term wide-spread unemployment.
- jshevek 7y agoYes. Testing is ramping up at the moment. I think we'll have a much better idea of actual infection rates and distribution before a few weeks.