Quote:
Originally Posted by SupDock
Your suggestions are reasonable, but I don't think we had nearly enough time to analyze the sociological repercussions of isolation.
I have no doubt that the data we collect will impact societal response to pandemics for eternity
|
In NY? Close question.
But Christ man, we have 8 active cases in Boone County right now. 8.
Yes, for the VAST majority of this country we had that kind of time. Because we could've had answers to a lot of it by today. By last week.
There's now a cry to 'find a middle ground' but it sure would've been nice if we'd have actually
tried before we burned 6 weeks. And no, not every building was on fire. You shut down 8-10 major choke-points and I wouldn't have said boo. I still ultimately think that CA jumped early but as a point of comparison (near and long term) they'd be a useful datapoint.
We could be nearer a solution. And instead we're still gonna have to learn these lessons and in ways that are going to be no less palatable in 2 months than they are today. Especially if the "God, why are we even paying attention to hydroxychloroquine?" crowd proves to be prophetic.