To make my point about the futility of lock-downs as a means of dealing with the pandemic, the UK is in the midst of an increase in new C-19 case numbers. Boris Johnson's Labor Party opponents have managed to pass legislation that will impose a renewed kingdom-wide lock-down, they call it a "circuit breaker," that is intended to reset virus growth rates and give governments a chance to better organize and carry out testing and tracing. It's a knee jerk response to do something and bending a knee to liberals who demand it. That won't work and the author of this article (you may or may not be able to gain access to it) linked below argues it's fool hardy to do so:
As Europe and America struggle with a surge in cases, other governments may also come under pressure to do the same. It would be a mistake. The benefits of a national lockdown no longer justify the costs. At this stage of the pandemic governments should focus on local measures...... : identifying vulnerable groups, finding ways to protect them, identifying trade-offs, instigating local testing and recruiting leaders to generate local support. A circuit-breaker sounds like a scientific solution to a runaway problem. The reality would be a costly mess. ■
https://www.economist.com/leaders/20...arketing-cloud
I enjoy pointing out that many have argued for months that a shift in the current political milieu that, IMO, is producing questionable pandemic guidance coming from the CDC and influenced by liberal thought has to happen. That shift has to take place before the US actually makes progress v. the virus without having the lives we enjoyed pre-COVID vanish. Pandemic response policy involving social behavior and economic activity must take costs into account. I'm happy to see that we're seeing it if only gradually.
As Europe and America struggle with a surge in cases, other governments may also come under pressure to do the same. It would be a mistake. The benefits of a national lockdown no longer justify the costs. At this stage of the pandemic governments should focus on local measures...... : identifying vulnerable groups, finding ways to protect them, identifying trade-offs, instigating local testing and recruiting leaders to generate local support. A circuit-breaker sounds like a scientific solution to a runaway problem. The reality would be a costly mess. ■
https://www.economist.com/leaders/20...arketing-cloud
I enjoy pointing out that many have argued for months that a shift in the current political milieu that, IMO, is producing questionable pandemic guidance coming from the CDC and influenced by liberal thought has to happen. That shift has to take place before the US actually makes progress v. the virus without having the lives we enjoyed pre-COVID vanish. Pandemic response policy involving social behavior and economic activity must take costs into account. I'm happy to see that we're seeing it if only gradually.
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