CDN24
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This thing isn't going away any time soon. A reliable vaccine and vaccinations for everyone might be a 2022 thing. Hopefully by then, possibly not.
In the meantime the world needs to figure out how to go on while also figuring out how to manage the situation
The number of new cases today isn't the same as it was in March or April. The doctors have a better understanding of how to treat this and there are meds that positively impact the symptoms
The world needs to figure out how to co-exist with this until it can be eradicated by a vaccine. Zero cases isn't realistic and neither is a lockdown forever.
Zero cases is not realistic but if you want to avoid future lockdowns you need to maintain zero growth. Yes there will be occasional spikes up and down but overall you need to be near zero growth. If case loads are growing with respect to community spread then eventually you will reach the point where you need to be hard the the brakes with a lockdown. Figuring out how to live with this is going to require a few taps on the brakes of what is open/allowed as cases creep up. Wait too long to tap on them and you will have to lock up them brakes (pun intended).
The current spike of community growth while still manageable is concerning as it is from Pre stage 3 activities. Seems like stage 3 combined with kids return to school will require some braking sooner rather than latter. We better hope that we can do it with a few light taps otherwise it will require some hard breaking and not sure how much brake pad is left.