How the pandemic might play out in 2021 and beyond

Re:How the pandemic might play out in 2021 and beyond by JoeAltmaier on Friday August 21, 2020 @09:31AM (#24234718)

That sounds like 'winning'. Include the averted damage caused by unrestricted geometric growth in infections. Which is what we avoided.

Sure its been tough. But not as tough as millions dead.

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Re:How the pandemic might play out in 2021 and beyond by NoOneNew on Friday August 21, 2020 @09:37AM (#24234753)

No... the models were wrong in January, along with the constant fear mongering. The usa did not have 80% social distancing compliance. It was far less.

Next part, is it still winning if more people commit suicide due to the countermeasures than the amount of deaths of covid? Or are you someone that believes less humans is good all around?

I get hindsight will always be 20/20. But when do we all stop with the political fear mongering and adjust actions? Theres this weird moral high horse mentality in folks who are uber fearful of contracting covid.

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Re:How the pandemic might play out in 2021 and beyond by JoeAltmaier on Friday August 21, 2020 @01:17PM (#24236867)

Look here: https://gisanddata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.h...

Click on US on the left; look at Daily Cases on the lower right. That's what we did - stopped geometric growth. Never mind models.

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