grizatwork said:If we step back from political rhetoric and look at it objectively, you would see that you can have an economy and public safety. We fell behind on testing and tracing and when we had the opportunity to catch up with the initial lock down, we didn't take advantage. Instead of a strong central response, our states were left to compete against each other. It is multi pronged approach. Masks, distancing and hygiene are what we all can do as individuals. It is not much of a sacrifice compared to what our parents and grandparents dealt with with the great depression and WWII. The other parts we need are rapid tests and aggressive contact tracing to isolate breakouts. Unfortunately, both sides politicized it early and we are in a bad place. The vaccine will not be of any benefit unless enough people take part. The scientific method works and has stood the test of time. It is what should lead our decisions. We should invest our money in implementing the testing and tracing instead of throwing money at people.
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