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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think that there must be someone in the Trump administration who believes that summer weather will mitigate the contagiousness of the virus.  The science on that is mixed, at best, with more scientists seeming to think it will not make a material difference.  In any event, [b]absent a vaccine[/b] (and there won't be one for 12-18 months), the virus would come roaring back in or around September.  But I honestly don't know what to do about a collapsing economy that seems to have little more going for it now than sales of food, toilet paper, and curbside delivery.  The elites ("ruling" class) will always do whatever it takes to remain on top of the socioeconomic pyramid as they see it.[/quote]

You are making a HUGE assumption that a vaccine will be developed that will be effective at protecting people from infection with covid19.

That's an enormous assumption because some diseases can't be prevented by vaccination. In 40 years, no effective vaccine against HIV has been developed. Yes, there are treatments that keep HIV infection at bay, but there's no vaccine and no cure.

There may never be an effective vaccine against covid19, so you can't count on a vaccine to end this pandemic. And you definitely can't count on a vaccine in the next year or so. Contact tracing, isolation and social distancing are all we have right now to fight this pandemic. Oh, and testing, testing, testing. [/quote]

[b]It’s not an enormous assumption given the general confidence of actual scientists, as opposed to the worry from posters who don’t actually know anything except the fear that is consuming them or their political agenda.  Testing, testing, testing is not a plan—it’s a cliched slogan at this point.  Widespread testing is key, but it must be combined with quarantining and contact tracing.  [/b][/quote]

Exactly.  Testing in and of itself is useless.  [/quote]

Not really. Testing allows us to know what areas are "clean" and what areas are infected. It allows us to know who already has antibodies and who is an asymptomatic carrier. That is not useless information. It is information that can help maintain safety and also "open up parts of the economy."[/quote]

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