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As many have been saying, optimizing to minimize case count has been where the entire handling of the pandemic has gone wrong. Let's not repeat this mistake yet
by exabrial 6y ago
As many have been saying, optimizing to minimize case count has been where the entire handling of the pandemic has gone wrong. Let's not repeat this mistake yet again.
We need to optimize to minimize long term effects: death, disabilities, mental health, etc. These are things that actually matter.
- TheDong 6y agoWhat are you advocating for here? It seems to me like case count and most long-term effects are linked. If we reduce case count sufficiently that we can stop quarantining, that improves mental health, and case count should be pretty strongly correlated with death and long-term effects. In the case of rolling out vaccination, are you suggesting we do something differently? Is there any difference between optimizing for minimizing cases and minimizing those other things in a vaccine rollout? In my mind, to optimize for any of those things, you'd roll out vaccines asap.