mmoon
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I think in the US it really depends specifically where you are in the country. As a whole, the US is handling this disastrously, but some states are getting on top of things. Europe is seeing new peaks. We have to balance closing down and killing the economy and people through unemployment or hunger with protecting the most vulnerable populations. For example, it’s complicated how many colleges are suffering outbreaks, but if students are put into quarantine and not forced to go home if they are infected, they can also help with contact tracing and herd immunity while being at very low risk of fatality from the disease. The vaccine won’t solve everything. It worries me how Argentina thinks that locking everyone down into perpetuity is the solution. I’m worried about how our collective immunity to any disease is going to be compromised in the future after we’ve all been living sterilized and isolated lives for so long.