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I remained amazed by the certainty so many people seem to have about the best approach to tackling coronavirus.
I think we can say suppression has been necessary to protect the NHS. But it's not at all clear what the right exit strategy is going to be.
I think we can say suppression has been necessary to protect the NHS. But it's not at all clear what the right exit strategy is going to be.
There seems to be real disagreement amongst experts as to whether "test and trace" is viable in a liberal democracy (i.e. not China) that's already experienced mass transmission (i.e. not South Korea).
Lifting and then reintroducing lockdowns when a trigger is hit seems another (or perhaps complementary) approach but I have no idea how that works in practice. Can businesses operate w/ that level of uncertainty?
And then there's the option of serological tests leading to "immunity certificates" that allow some people to operate as normal. There are some fairly obvious ethical and behavioural issues with that idea.
I don't think anyone has the answer to these questions yet - which doesn't mean we shouldn't ask them. But the certainty some non-experts have is remarkable!
