I was watching 60 Minutes today and they had a story on how a professor was advocating for the cessation of all lock-downs relating to the Corona-virus and allow business and the economy to get back to normal. Her reasoning was that now we have been battling the Virus for over 6 months we are seeing 2nd waves of contamination and we will not be able to eradicate the virus.
In the meantime, the economic hardship and all the problems that people are experiencing from lock-downs are causing more problems than the Virus. The longer we try to stop the Virus through lockdowns and restrictions the greater other problems are being created. So the reasoning is to accept the fallout of the virus spreading and the consequences which will include many deaths.
Some people say that this is the best solution. That most of the deaths will be people who are already weak such as the elderly who don't have much time left anyway or the sick who are a burden on the health system. That this is a price worth paying to allow the economy and life to get back to normal so that the rest of society can get on with living. But do people really understand what this means? It may be easy for young people but what about the rest of us. Is this a case of survival of the fittest.
For me, this is a scary prospect and one that is not so easy to do and realize the full implications of what is at stake. So I am just wondering what everyone thinks about this. I realize it may be different in each country and even State or province. Where I live we are virtually Virus-free. But the next 2 states have second wave breakouts and we have put in roadblocks and checks to screen everyone to stop the Virus coming.
But how long can we block each other out and have these restrictions to ward off what may be something we cannot get rid of. Is this the sign of things to come with new diseases where we are making decisions on who dies and who lives.
In the meantime, the economic hardship and all the problems that people are experiencing from lock-downs are causing more problems than the Virus. The longer we try to stop the Virus through lockdowns and restrictions the greater other problems are being created. So the reasoning is to accept the fallout of the virus spreading and the consequences which will include many deaths.
Some people say that this is the best solution. That most of the deaths will be people who are already weak such as the elderly who don't have much time left anyway or the sick who are a burden on the health system. That this is a price worth paying to allow the economy and life to get back to normal so that the rest of society can get on with living. But do people really understand what this means? It may be easy for young people but what about the rest of us. Is this a case of survival of the fittest.
For me, this is a scary prospect and one that is not so easy to do and realize the full implications of what is at stake. So I am just wondering what everyone thinks about this. I realize it may be different in each country and even State or province. Where I live we are virtually Virus-free. But the next 2 states have second wave breakouts and we have put in roadblocks and checks to screen everyone to stop the Virus coming.
But how long can we block each other out and have these restrictions to ward off what may be something we cannot get rid of. Is this the sign of things to come with new diseases where we are making decisions on who dies and who lives.
