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Re:Seattle’s leaders let scientists take the lead, New York’... by mlyle on Sunday April 26, 2020 @02:01PM (#22988852)
Another question, though, is whether any lives would have been saved in the long run.

A vaccine showing up before we have to relax controls is not a given. If we have to rely on population immunity, a certain number of people need to get sick for us to attain it. Of course, we want the least vulnerable people to do that, and for it to happen at a rate that doesn't cause healthcare overload and excess mortality (which NYC came perilously close to).

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Re:Seattle’s leaders let scientists take the lead, New York’... by ghaff on Sunday April 26, 2020 @03:48PM (#22989646)
>A vaccine showing up before we have to relax controls is not a given.

The opposite is probably a given. In the US, opening won't be initially full throttle but I think it's probably a given that significant re-opening will happen over the next 30-45 days.

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