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There Is No Plan for the End of the Coronavirus Crisis
- samizdis 7y ago> "... about one in every three people being tested could be getting the wrong result. You can’t build any kind of public-health response on top of information that faulty." Grim truth.
- mdorazio 7y agoHere's the only plan that exists in the US: get a viable vaccine out the door as fast as possible. Everything between now and that future point (likely next year) is a question mark. I simply can't see how "Test & trace" can even work logistically in a country as large and free of draconian government action as the US, especially given how many people here don't even take shelter in place seriously. So for now it's a game of watching the case count and asking how much economic damage we can take before things get really bad.
- inpdx 7y agoThere's also the possibility of a treatment that dramatically lowers deaths. That would be a game changer. As will widespread serological testing that allows those with antibodies to move freely and return to non-essential work.
- khartig 7y agoSo far there has never been a successful vaccine created for a coronavirus. So it's likely there is not going to one in the near future. Not even within the next couple of years. Possibly if there is a significant worldwide collaboration we can create one soon.
- pcr0 7y agoAsia is having a 2nd wave because of students and people working in the West returning to Asia due to fear of lockdown or the spread of the virus. I don't think the opposite migration will be of similar magnitude since it hit Asia first and the Asia->West migration already happened in Feb.
- tabtab 7y agoYes there is: Pray for a friggen miracle. Atheists, it's worth a try in case there is a %0.00001 chance you are wrong.
- samizdis 7y agoWhat has that article got to do with atheism, or religion?