ValhallaBear said:
As the testing progresses we are seeing more positive tests
What about fatalities? Aren't they going down?
Wasn't that the original concern?
Why are we so concerned about positive tests on people who either don't have symptoms or experienced flu-like symptoms?
Are we trying to prevent the spread of...what....people building immunity to a virus????
Fatalities were a major concern.
They were not the only concern.
We are actually trying to prevent hospitalizations. Widespread hospitalizations mean that the medical system is stressed and that there are larger numbers of people who are seriously ill. Both of those things lead to a variety of bad outcomes, including but not limited to increased fatalities.
If we have millions of people with the disease, the vast majority will have mild symptoms ranging down to asymptomatic. That is still hundreds of thousands of hospitalizations. If we have tens of millions or scores of millions who have the disease, that means millions of hospitalizations. Society can accept the first scenario, not the second. The idea that the second scenario will not occur without restriction on activity and conduct is looking significantly less likely with the recent resurgence.
The situation sucks but we can't return to life as normal until we have the disease under control. One job of our governments is to provide an economic bridge between where we are now and where we will be when the virus is under control. One job of our governments is to marshal all our resources to finding a cure and a vaccine. One job of our governments is to install and enforce those public safety measures that best balance public safety and economic survival.
None of this should be hard to grasp unless one is so blinded by selfishness that one refuses to consider what is right in front of one's face.
