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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The goal was to flatten the curve. We have done that. Mission accomplished.

It is not going to be just another six weeks of this virus. Probably a year or more. So we will need to relax the social distancing policies to survive, politically, emotionally and emotionally.[/quote]

People keep saying we've "accomplished" the goal of flattening the curve, so we're "done."

That's literally not how this works.

It's flatter than it would be BECAUSE WE ARE STAYING AT HOME. Once we resume anything even vaguely resembling normal life-- without heavy testing and tracing-- the curve will shoot up again.

Like-- what do you think we have PERMANENTLY accomplished at this point? Not much. It sucks, but I cannot fathom why people think we actually squashed the virus in any meaningful way at this point. We made it so most hospitals aren't overwhelmed-- that's why you flatten the infection curve. We haven't defeated the virus-- there are many more people infected now than there were on March 10 or 15. If we are talking about the risk of illness and death, we are in worse shape to interact with one another than we were in March 15. We are MORE likely to get the disease now.[/quote]

No one here is saying we're done, let's just throw open the doors and everyone run out and congregate.  But if medical and public health (for the testing and tracing) resources allow for a limited and gradual reopening, as envisioned by most sane governors, we can start to lift some restrictions despite still having cases.

So do you want everyone to STAY AT HOME until we've defeated the virus?  I assume that means a vaccine?  Because that's going to be a long time. [/quote]

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