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[quote=Anonymous]The goal with the lockdowns is to avoid overwhelming hospitals ([i]not[/i] to completely eradicate the virus, which is impossible).  As long as some particular amount of capacity is available, then loosening restrictions is appropriate.

Loosening, of course, should lead to an increase in infection and some corresponding increase in hospitalization, up to some threshold lower than full capacity.  The increase in infection [i]is supposed to[/i] happen and [i]is not[/i] an indication that lockdowns need to resume.  Lockdowns only need to resume if hospitalization rates approach some level that is too close to capacity.  Right now, states out west are in danger of losing rural hospitals that have no patients.  Available capacity is &gt;90%.

States need to determine acceptable hospitalization rates and what rates would make them want to resume lockdown with a sufficient cushion of capacity.  Soon they should be able to sort through their data.  They might see that the hospitalization rate for college age students is sufficiently low to allow reopening, under restrictions or whatnot.[/quote]

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