Hasn't the virus proven itself persistent at flaring back up once we think it's not a threat?
Not saying what Gaven should do.
Just saying, I don't think this virus is not a threat no more.
But I had my shots so burn baby burn!
I think you've got several things going on at once and two schools of thought on what to do about it: "Hands-off" vs. "CONTROL THE VIRUS." The burden of proof is, in my opinion, on the latter school since the measures are onerous and damaging and haven't been used in 100 years and may even surpass those used 100 years ago. I realize these scientists have been cancelled, but the data do not show that the most restrictive measures even work, so why not use lighter ones?
Background and Aims The most restrictive nonpharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) for controlling the spread of COVID-19 are mandatory stay-at-home and business closures. Given the consequences of the...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
You can prove this to yourself. Compare deaths per million in more "hands-off" states like TX and FL to California, NY, and NJ.
United States Coronavirus update with statistics and graphs: total and new cases, deaths per day, mortality and recovery rates, current active cases, recoveries, trends and timeline.
www.worldometers.info
California is doing slightly better than Texas, but at what cost? Can California's results be explained by less obesity and different population age structure than Texas? You can also repeat the analysis for other countries.
I realize Dr. John Campbell thinks we can't take our foot off the brakes at this point, but his own country is among the worst in deaths/million and has had the most-onerous restrictions. Where is his evidence that these measures work?
Will the virus flare back up? Probably. But it is seasonal and we have lives to get on with. There are other considerations besides controlling the virus. Right now, I think we have "CONTROLLED THE VIRUS." California's daily deaths look about the same as Israel's. Israel is the most-vaccinated country, so you can ass-ume that the only cases are breakthrough cases. California hasn't vaccinated everyone, but it did prioritize the most at-risk and it appears to be working.
Amazing how we're all right in the same spot we were a year ago.