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> No one wants things to be shut down until we have a vaccine, they want it to be shut down until we have a test and trace infrastructure in place. I wouldn't

> No one wants things to be shut down until we have a vaccine, they want it to be shut down until we have a test and trace infrastructure in place. I wouldn't say "no one": > Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti said Wednesday that the city will "never be completely open until we have a cure," This is also a mentality I've seen numerous times on the web, including this site.

redis_mlc 6y ago
> "never be completely open until we have a cure," This is absurd, and indicates a politician pandering for the next election. For ebola, with 25% to 90% mortality, it can be justified. For corona, with under 0.1% mortality for working-age people, it's madness. "The average EVD case fatality rate is around 50%. Case fatality rates have varied from 25% to 90% in past outbreaks." https://www.afro.who.int/health-topics/ebola-virus-disease https://www.afro.who.int/health-topics/ebola-virus-disease
chasd00 6y ago
yes, I don't understand it, but there seems to be a large group who want the lockdowns to remain no matter what. A commenter in a thread last week even went so far as to say the lockdowns were, overall, good for society. I have no explanation except maybe the national election. I hope that's not it because the wholesale destruction of livelihoods just to stick it to the other side is a very depressing thought.
- ghaff 6y ago
  There are a variety of reasons IMO: -- Many of those making these comments are probably WFH with some level of normalcy so they don't really see how and why a lot of people are anxious to open things back up. -- In the same general vein, they see a push to reopen as part of an agenda that puts "the economy" over people for the benefit of Big Business/The Rich. -- They think there must be a near-term technological/policy fix if only the bad politicians would stop messing things up.

redis_mlc 6y ago

> "never be completely open until we have a cure," This is absurd, and indicates a politician pandering for the next election. For ebola, with 25% to 90% mortality, it can be justified. For corona, with under 0.1% mortality for working-age people, it's madness. "The average EVD case fatality rate is around 50%. Case fatality rates have varied from 25% to 90% in past outbreaks." https://www.afro.who.int/health-topics/ebola-virus-disease https://www.afro.who.int/health-topics/ebola-virus-disease

chasd00 6y ago

yes, I don't understand it, but there seems to be a large group who want the lockdowns to remain no matter what. A commenter in a thread last week even went so far as to say the lockdowns were, overall, good for society. I have no explanation except maybe the national election. I hope that's not it because the wholesale destruction of livelihoods just to stick it to the other side is a very depressing thought.

ghaff 6y ago
There are a variety of reasons IMO: -- Many of those making these comments are probably WFH with some level of normalcy so they don't really see how and why a lot of people are anxious to open things back up. -- In the same general vein, they see a push to reopen as part of an agenda that puts "the economy" over people for the benefit of Big Business/The Rich. -- They think there must be a near-term technological/policy fix if only the bad politicians would stop messing things up.