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"Those advocating for low case counts at all costs are basically advocating to close parts of public life for good." This is not true. Once cases are low enoug
by dopylitty 6y ago
"Those advocating for low case counts at all costs are basically advocating to close parts of public life for good."
This is not true. Once cases are low enough a competent government can prevent outbreaks from spinning out of control, as has been seen in South Korea, China, and even Australia where new outbreaks have happened but haven't lead to exponential growth.
The problem in the US is that the governments in many states, and certainly at the federal level, aren't even trying to a competent response and instead threw up their hands. That's why they're seeing exponential increase.
A several month lockdown is necessary to get cases low enough that a competent government response and protective measures can keep them low even with increased economic activity.
- eiji 6y agoI understand your position, and I could agree that it can be one of different strategies to move forward, but a few things are missing in my opinion. You have to clearly state this as your policy. The Powercenter has to declare this strategy to be theirs. This accomplishes a few things. It gives the opposition a clear option to oppose and outline an alternative that could be voted on. You also have to clearly state what low cases mean. It's been almost four month and everything is random. Random opening. Random closing. But what I see are centers of power avoiding to declare something as their strategy, and share what they consider unacceptable.