The reality is that the coronavirus isn't going away. We need to minimise the risk, i.e. slow the spread down; that's why we do social distancing. Every day an

The reality is that the coronavirus isn't going away. We need to minimise the risk, i.e. slow the spread down; that's why we do social distancing. Every day and every part of life, we balance safety with living life. Public health is no different: it is a balance, not an extremist view that we must eradicate COVID at all costs. We cannot shut down non-essential until there's a vaccine. That's just not possible. All work is essential, and public governments can't print money forever (without hyperinflation).