You could also rephrase it as stuff that will not do anything to stop the spread of the virus (tax cuts) vs stuff that is recommended by health experts to mitig

You could also rephrase it as stuff that will not do anything to stop the spread of the virus (tax cuts) vs stuff that is recommended by health experts to mitigate the spread of the virus by idneitifying the afflicted and incentivising them to not make decisions that will impact society negatively.