Trade-offs are necessary. We can't have it all.
But do we really want more of this?
Wave after wave of disease & death? Education and healthcare harmed & disrupted, business closures or case numbers so high you aren't safe to enjoy an open economy anyway?
And we're not looking up. ☄️ The pandemic has already burdened millions with #LongCovid and long-term harm.
As others have said. It's a mass disabling event.
We might get lucky on our 1st or 2nd infection, but if we all keep getting infected, eventually everyone rolls snakeeyes.
"We must realize that the current approach is not sustainable (...) Will we choose to act, or will we remain passive as we pass a final tipping point?"
Yes, there are a LOT of hospitalisations baked in now That's bad, and we can't change it
But we can turn the tap and reduce the flow
We could do this right now in the SIMPLEST of ways
e.g. N95s for all face to face workers, and N99s for all patient-facing NHS staff
WHY NOT?
For the anti-lockdowners: This isn't a lockdown
For the it's-too-harders: All i'm talking about is giving out PPE
For the it's-inevitablers: Remember "if not now, when?"
Apply it to infections. Even if they're inevitable, all at once is the worst possible option. SLOW IT DOWN.