Without universal testing we won’t be getting out of this anytime soon
I don't think we need universal testing for infections to test for the antibodies linked in your post. If anything positive tests for antibodies in a person would obviate the need for them to be tested for presence of the infection, and those people are, by definition, a dead end for the virus.
I own a small business. I’m completely absorbed by the economic impact Of this. I just don’t understand how your proposals could help. I know it’s circular by now, we have been round and round
Fair enough, and I hope your small business somehow makes it.
You're right we'll go round and round, so I'll conclude my argument with you with an analogy of what I think is happening. We are on a ship at sea right now, there is a fire near the bow and there is flooding in the engine room back aft with the ship taking on a lot of water and starting to list. And we are ignoring the flooding and focusing only on the fire, instead of dividing our efforts to combat both. Taken individually, either the fire or the flooding is capable of taking down the ship, yet we are focusing on one thing, the fire, at the expense of the other, the flooding, and we are going to lose the ship.
Agree to disagree if you must, but that sums up my argument.
Good luck with your business, hope you land on your feet.
Damn right I did, I'm someone who believes we should learn from what happens not bury our head in the sand and act like there's nothing to be done. I'd rather not just watch the shadow puppets.
Well, I'm glad you've basically confirmed that you basically don't give a shit about those who lose their jobs and livelihoods in the economic calamity we are creating by our all or nothing approach. You can go up to people who lose their jobs and tell them "well, it just shows that our economy wasn't very good in the first place ... tsk tsk." Do that with a family member or someone close to you when they lose their job. Let's see how it goes over. It would be like me walking up to someone infected with the virus and saying "well, you should have taken better care of your immune system, dummy! You're sick, tough luck!"
But I do give you credit for your honesty. At least you admit you don't care about the economic fallout and the ruined lives that will occur if we continue down our current path.
Bill Gates is spending billions to produce 7 potential coronavirus vaccines
The billionaire told The Daily Show the move will waste billions of dollars, but will save precious time.
Well, if anyone would know about viruses, it would be the maker of multiple versions of the dogshit Windows operating system
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Speculating on a valid mortality rate is pointless.
Many that have it don't even know or show symptoms. They still have it.
Common sense would say it has been here for months and this is likely the second go round for the virus, or the end of the first.
Thank you. And bingo.
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