The "demic" in epidemic/pandemic comes from the ancient Greek δήμος, people.
Important not to forget that it's not all about the SARS-CoV-2 virus, but also about the *people* it infects.
People... who are social and form societies.
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Important not to forget that it's not all about the SARS-CoV-2 virus, but also about the *people* it infects.
People... who are social and form societies.
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If a vaccine is not imminent (spoiler alert...) then we need to consider *why* we are flattening the curve.
One principal reason is to avoid Lombardy-style hospital crushes.
If a vaccine is not imminent (spoiler alert...) then we need to consider *why* we are flattening the curve.
One principal reason is to avoid Lombardy-style hospital crushes.
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This should remain a guiding principle and any loosening should include provisions to re-tighten if we start heading in that direction.
As I have said #OnHere repeatedly, re-opening should be slow, staged, + w/ steps *at* *least* 10 days apart, to permit monitoring.
This should remain a guiding principle and any loosening should include provisions to re-tighten if we start heading in that direction.
As I have said #OnHere repeatedly, re-opening should be slow, staged, + w/ steps *at* *least* 10 days apart, to permit monitoring.
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Re-opening should include lots of testing, both PCR and serological.
But we cannot just keep everyone locked indoors till we achieve the mystical herd immunity... which we will never achieve if we keep everyone locked indoors indefinitely...
Re-opening should include lots of testing, both PCR and serological.
But we cannot just keep everyone locked indoors till we achieve the mystical herd immunity... which we will never achieve if we keep everyone locked indoors indefinitely...
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We need to start re-opening.
If not the dam will eventually burst, and people will re-open the economy as quickly as it was slammed shut, and this *will* lead to Lombardy-like conditions.
Or, prohibition 2.0; we'll have speakeasys for more than just booze.
We need to start re-opening.
If not the dam will eventually burst, and people will re-open the economy as quickly as it was slammed shut, and this *will* lead to Lombardy-like conditions.
Or, prohibition 2.0; we'll have speakeasys for more than just booze.
cont'd ...
So let's not "save ourselves for our vaccine night" that may never come, and start re-opening.
Slowly. Gradually. Smartly.
But starting now, or soon.
Or else it will be a short, sharp shock.
So let's not "save ourselves for our vaccine night" that may never come, and start re-opening.
Slowly. Gradually. Smartly.
But starting now, or soon.
Or else it will be a short, sharp shock.
