Re:Policymakers must consider the harms of pandemic policies...
by LanceH on Tuesday May 26, 2020 @12:02PM
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Opening up does not need an argument.
The only argument which needs to be satisfied is what restrictions should be in place.
They don't need to justify anything to reopen. The pro-lockdown crowd needs to continually justify every restriction.
So the reopen crowd is a bit up in arms right now because they keep hearing contradictory statements coming out. It's not as deadly as thought. Masks work (they didn't use to, right?). It's not transmitted as easily by surfaces as previously stated. With so many things being drawn back there is an expectation that restrictions should be drawn back as well.
That said, I get groceries twice as week and that's it, but I'm lucky to have a remote job and no real worries about my finances.
The only argument which needs to be satisfied is what restrictions should be in place.
They don't need to justify anything to reopen. The pro-lockdown crowd needs to continually justify every restriction.
So the reopen crowd is a bit up in arms right now because they keep hearing contradictory statements coming out. It's not as deadly as thought. Masks work (they didn't use to, right?). It's not transmitted as easily by surfaces as previously stated. With so many things being drawn back there is an expectation that restrictions should be drawn back as well.
That said, I get groceries twice as week and that's it, but I'm lucky to have a remote job and no real worries about my finances.