I did my gut check with local Facebook groups this morning, and indeed, one person had posted an article about getting to herd immunity was immediately jumped on with "so you want to kill grandma, you murderer!". Reality is we have to open up, but with preparation and caution.
That is an obvious part of the discussion. Look, I wrote what I believe is the the first mainstream article on why we needed to "flatten the curve" in February. Now I see is denial; that barring amazing medical breakthroughs this could be a long, long time that requires strategy.
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Yup. I'm just saying that when we are balancing deaths vs the economy, wearing your masks and likewise keeping R low can enable solutions we don't have today. Not an either/or strategy discussion.
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One thing I like in the Howard paper, beyond possible pushing R below 1, is the "sense of empowerment" argument. And several thousand dollar benefit per mask worn at population level. Nice work.
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