“We’re not going to control the pandemic. We are gonna control the fact that we get vaccines, therapeutics and other mitigation areas.” - White House chief of staff Mark Meadows
This is like saying we aren't going to control drunk driving, we are just gonna focus on the accidents.
Or we aren't going to control murder, we are just gonna focus on victims compensation.
Or we aren't going to control the opoid crisis, we are just gonna focus on drug rehab.
This is also insight into what the Trump presidency will be: no action on COVID until vaccines come online, which are slated for at least another 6 months to a year, or a reliance on therapeutics like Remsivir, which have been shown after months of study to not be as effective as once thought.
At what point do we embrace being preventive instead of reactive to our nation's ills?
Japan has had no government enforced restrictions and is doing much better than any European country. It's not a government problem it's a people problem at least beyond the obvious such as closing borders, health care, etc.
One interesting side note is the Japanese government claims 45 percent of the population has the anti bodies from exposure to the virus. That points strongly towards other factors besides containment being critical in the severity of Covid 19 in a population.
Hmm... I wonder if biological differences among and between populations might have some impact on susceptibility and/or severity...
A according to the Japanese government mask wearing didn't prevent exposure. Stop with the emotional analysis and come up with a better theory.
Are you really that stupid? What did I say? I'm done with you.
It's more like saying we're not going to control a hurricane, or an earthquake.
Yes, thus isolated shutdowns, preservation of PPE for places most needed early on, flatten curve, social distance, reduced red tape for treatments and vaccine testing,, persuading manufacturers to tool up for equipment and supplies... The virus isn't under our control, but management of response and resources is ongoing.