People believe you can lock down to 0, then suppress further growth with test and trace, mask wearing, etc. This sounds perfectly fine but it has never been don

People believe you can lock down to 0, then suppress further growth with test and trace, mask wearing, etc. This sounds perfectly fine but it has never been done before. So ironically it's not "backed by science" since there is no empirical evidence of effectiveness. It would literally be an experiment.