> Keeping the country shut down perpetually is an extreme cost that we are continually incurring. Which country is this that is perpetually shut down? Even th

> Keeping the country shut down perpetually is an extreme cost that we are continually incurring. Which country is this that is perpetually shut down? Even the most mask and vaccine forward (ergo "shut down perpetually") parts of the US are pretty operational. Offices are open as are restaurants and schools Disneyland is packed. We've learned how to keep society running during the pandemic: vaccines, masks, testing, and occasionally heightened indoor occupancy restrictions during large waves to keep hospitals from being overwhelmed. That's nothing at all like a "perpetual shutdown".