COVID-19 Plan
Last week I wrote about a plan for COVID-19, which would have completely isolated every family and restricted all travel (except for medically necessary issues or to get food from approved supermarkets). After a month, the entire population should be clear to the virus and things can start returning to normal. Don't forget that is that travel into the US would be highly restricted until a vaccine was developed. It might not be perfect, but it is a plan.
What we have right now are a series of actions, designed to slow the spread of the virus. People are still traveling around the country, construction workers are still out there, and people are still spreading the virus (although at a much slower rate). These are actions, but not a plan? How long will we stay like this? What metrics are we using to measure change and what actions would be taken if we meet or don't meet expectations. Are we waiting for zero new cases for a day (which was the metric used in Wuhan to let them know it is ok to open businesses). Are we planning on testng everyone in the country (what would be the cost of that and the benefits).
As what point does shutting down the economy have a greater negative effect on the country than everyone getting infected. Who is trying to figure out that point and when it might be inevitable (or perhaps it won't ever reach that point).
While I'm ranting, how to we not know the answer to certain medical questions. Can I get reinfected or spread the virus after I already had it and recovered. China has been dealing with this for four months, and it doesn't seem that hard test this. Get people that recovered pretty easily and pay them to hang out with infected people and see what happens. We are going to spend a trillion dollars on this, so we can pay people whatever it takes.
(I miss Barack Obama)
What we have right now are a series of actions, designed to slow the spread of the virus. People are still traveling around the country, construction workers are still out there, and people are still spreading the virus (although at a much slower rate). These are actions, but not a plan? How long will we stay like this? What metrics are we using to measure change and what actions would be taken if we meet or don't meet expectations. Are we waiting for zero new cases for a day (which was the metric used in Wuhan to let them know it is ok to open businesses). Are we planning on testng everyone in the country (what would be the cost of that and the benefits).
As what point does shutting down the economy have a greater negative effect on the country than everyone getting infected. Who is trying to figure out that point and when it might be inevitable (or perhaps it won't ever reach that point).
While I'm ranting, how to we not know the answer to certain medical questions. Can I get reinfected or spread the virus after I already had it and recovered. China has been dealing with this for four months, and it doesn't seem that hard test this. Get people that recovered pretty easily and pay them to hang out with infected people and see what happens. We are going to spend a trillion dollars on this, so we can pay people whatever it takes.
(I miss Barack Obama)
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