"A vaccine may never come....and most flu vaccines are less than 70% effective
We have to remember, the intent of the lockdown was not to prevent the spread, it was to prevent our health care system from being overwhelmed.
if we don't open up...safely with distancing and masks, etc....there wont be a health care system...they are going broke
By the way, the beach may be the safest place on the planet to be. The half life of the virus is 1.5 minutes in the sun, heat, and humidity compared to 18 hours indoors. Going to the beach and being safe or not mutually exclusive.
Who are we to tell healthy, low risk people (or anyone else for that matter) to abandon their freedoms and not support their families...Our healthcare concerns do not preempt their constitutional rights.
Herd immunity is the only real answer. Shelter the at risk, and open it up. Return To Normalcy may be the key to overcoming Covid-19 "
KRK, have you put in the study and dedication to earn a degree in Science or Medicine? Saying,
"the intent of the lockdown was not to prevent the spread, it was to prevent our health care system from being overwhelmed.", is crap. Your President and the State Governors would never consider shutting down their economies, placing people out of work, home schooling their youth, and canceling major annual events without solid reason. This is not a normal circumstance and it has caused Governors to invoke emergency conditions that are not lightly considered. They know that in the absence of a cure or vaccine, the best way to fight the spread Covid-19 at this time is limit it's spread. As for those you stated that were infected in spite of Social distancing, I say they must have been infected outside of their home or through someone else that transferred it. They could not have been 100% isolated.
In the future, a vaccine or other medical may put this viral killer to rest. My crystal ball has yet to magically show me any future miracles. If you or others wish to place yourself at greater risk, I don't care. What I do care about is those "exercising their constitutional freedoms" infecting the innocent around you.
Our Federal, State, and local governments are truly aware of the hardships that out of work family supporters and all the rest are facing at this trying time. It's why government assistance, food banks, and scores of others have rallied to feed, house, and otherwise render assistance as best they can. We can't expect that during this pandemic that many are going to less well off than others. This is not a war in the traditional sense, but a war it is. Shame on those that selfishly put others in unwarranted danger because they are tired of staying at home.