Moderate social distancing is very smart
But often overlooked:
Too strict policies will actually lead to more overall critical illness and death
Too strict sees little infection, and then huge 2nd wave when restrictions lifted late August
science.sciencemag.org/content/early/…
pnas.org/content/104/18…
But most people still live their lives, go to school, work, shop, eat
- has more deaths in short run, but much fewer in long run (Science article)
- is sustainable, because 1) people can live locked down like Sweden but not like Italy in long run; 2) long-run lockdown costs lower
forbes.com/sites/bjornlom…