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So what is the plan for re-opening then? If we continue to shelter in place we just push the curve out instead of flattening it. We need to start reintroducing
by tbrock 6y ago
So what is the plan for re-opening then?
If we continue to shelter in place we just push the curve out instead of flattening it. We need to start reintroducing people to society at a measured pace to actually flatten it.
Don’t misunderstand me, pushing the curve out has tremendous value in that we can better prepare but it also has a tremendous cost.
How many business and livelihoods will be ruined because we couldn’t reopen until a vaccine was available?
It seems crazy to sacrifice most of what makes this city great while the “smartest political minds” do what’s best for their career by transforming it into a partisan issue.
- tayo42 6y agoGavin Newsome gave his criteria for reopening California, it doesn't require a vaccine. Having people die in large numbers is always worse then some people going through tough times. It's unfortunate our national government is incompetent and making it political. If the city is great it will bounce back. The bay area isn't the only place going through this, the whole world is
- Consultant32452 6y agoIt's not a matter of dying vs not dying. It's a matter of people dying from covid or dying from stress related disease like heart attacks, suicide, etc with economic collapse. It's impossible to know before hand the exact prescriptive policies to minimize death over-all. Make no mistake, leadership is going by their gut on this. There are models, but the models are not precisely predictive, they are directionally persuasive.