There is no trade-off. Exponential functions are pretty binary. We contain this (R0<1) or we let this kill 3.6% of the population, and likely permanently harm t

There is no trade-off. Exponential functions are pretty binary. We contain this (R0<1) or we let this kill 3.6% of the population, and likely permanently harm the lungs of many more. A core problem is that we're not looking at how to mitigate damage to the economy. We can handle a month or two of the economy shutting down, no problem. You'll get your new car 2 months later. Most of the damage is auxiliary: businesses going bankrupt, people defaulting on mortgages, etc. All of that can be mitigated with the right measures. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YbtJGn7ida2IYNgwCFk3SjhsZ0ztpG5bMzA3WNbVNhU/edit https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YbtJGn7ida2IYNgwCFk3Sjhs... The economic harm of losing 2 months of production -- or even a year of production -- is much smaller than the economic harm of supporting people disabled by coronavirus for the rest of their lives. That is assuming we mitigate the economic fall.