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Until new community-acquired infections disappear or are severely reduced. We want the epidemic to fizzle out by reducing R0 before the pressure to reopen the
by tcbawo 7y ago
Until new community-acquired infections disappear or are severely reduced. We want the epidemic to fizzle out by reducing R0 before the pressure to reopen the economy becomes so great that it begins to spread nationally again. The disease has already had a multitude of mutations. We really don't want to keep it circulating and coming back like the flu, especially if new strains overcome immunity.