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The big problem with this plan is that it would require giving up and letting a large number of Americans die, which is a political and social nonstarter given
by makomk 7y ago
The big problem with this plan is that it would require giving up and letting a large number of Americans die, which is a political and social nonstarter given current expectations around life, death and healthcare. (Well, at least amongst the secular parts of America. Some of the more religious communities seem to still hold the view that it's futile and arrogant to think this is something we can fight, much to the anger and bemusement of secular society.)
- redis_mlc 7y agoFor herd immunity, the number discussed is 80% of the population getting Covid-19. Since there are cases world-wide, I don't see containment at this point working. To even consider containment succeeding, we would need a way to test 300 million people a couple times a week. Since we can't do even 1 million tests a day, the math doesn't add up. "Giving up" is a strange way to look at it. We have various flus annually. There will be a time limit to lockdown of several weeks, not 18 months. So it's important to look at the data and make an informed public healthcare policy decision.