At a macro level, we need perspective. This year around 3 million people will die for various reasons in the US. 15K deaths would be a rounding error, and eve

At a macro level, we need perspective. This year around 3 million people will die for various reasons in the US. 15K deaths would be a rounding error, and even 100K wouldn't move the needle much. COVID19 is scary and we should respond, but we are panicking well out of proportion to the threat. We should continue to make our best effort to prevent it from spreading while getting society back to some kind of normal footing, and then use the lesson as an opportunity to improve our preparations and planning for the next time.