As I said many of months ago, the US’s most realistic covid strategy here is semi-controller herd immunity. Why? - we have two long porous borders with neighboring countries - we have a big country with lots of people - there is a “not listen to govt” culture
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- we have way too many infections to contact trace - we lack the competence to contact trace - legally, many of the strategies we’d like to use are unconstitutional - even if they weren’t, judges may temporarily rule against them It just is what it is.
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We can mandate masks, encourage social distancing, push for vaccines, not stop studies for HCQ or similar, but that’s all. We basically just need to hope that reinfection is not possible.
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Herd immunity would be another 160 million cases if you believe about 40 million are infected right now. That would be pretty catastrophic for the healthcare system and society.
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I believe we’re way under 40 million. Sure it will. I just don’t think there’s a realistic alternative. Just wear masks until infections get too high per hospital capacity then lockdown then rinse repeat.
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