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Exactly this. We can't keep shutting everything down for weeks and months at a time over and over again. It's not working. So, those at high risk, stay home, use good hygiene, especially if you have family members who are circulating, and take care of your health. Guaranteed, at least 30% of the population has already had the virus. It is mostly harmless. I know, cue all the posters saying, "but, damaged lungs, long-term effects..." [/quote]

If we listened to science and the examples of other countries overseas, we wouldn't have to keep doing things over and over again.   It is possible to get spread under control enough to use test-quarantine-contact trace to manage small outbreaks.   That's what they are doing in Europe now.  Every once in a while there's a larger outbreak of 100-200 cases, and an area shut down of 2 weeks is used just for that one city.   But otherwise, they are all wearing masks in many countries, but they are able to go more about their lives now -- and even travel for recreation from country to country.

It should be instructive to you that we in the US are not allowed to travel to Europe or even Canada now.   They think we are crazy for letting this virus that has caused so much damage spread till it is impossible to control; till we are running our of tests and PPE again; till all our schools need to be closed.
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