U.S. field hospitals stand down, most without treating any Covid-19 patients

Re:U.S. field hospitals stand down, most without treating an... by Izkata on Friday May 08, 2020 @12:55PM (#23116844)

That's not even close to what GP is saying.

The extent of the lockdowns means foot shortages are starting, and massive numbers of people are facing starvation. We're approaching the point where this may end up worse than if we hadn't done any lockdown at all.

Getting a middle-ground between medical professionals and economists would (hopefully) have avoided the worst of both outcomes.

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Re:U.S. field hospitals stand down, most without treating an... by lbeltrame on Friday May 08, 2020 @07:48PM (#23120774)

> Getting a middle-ground between medical professionals and economists would (hopefully) have avoided the worst of both outcomes.

Arguably, that's the job of the policy makers, and worldwide we've seen major failures because it was not carried out as it should (in one direction or the other).

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Re:U.S. field hospitals stand down, most without treating an... by malandrew on Friday May 08, 2020 @08:26PM (#23121016)

Except for policy makers are generally optimizing for re-election.

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Re:U.S. field hospitals stand down, most without treating an... by lbeltrame on Saturday May 09, 2020 @12:07PM (#23125918)

But experts may not be experts in fields other than their own. So the pendulum swings both ways.

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