What we have with Covid19 is a fast spreading virus which like the flu only has a high mortality rate for the those that are vulnerable due to additional illness or the elderly with weak immune systems. Since we do not have a vaccine there are only two ways to protect the vulnerable from contracting the virus, quarantine and herd immunity.
I believe it makes sense that the longer it takes to reach herd immunity, the more likely the virus is going to breach quarantine and infect the vulnerable.
If you believe this to be true then it isn’t hard to see that the best way to save lives is not to quarantine or encourage social distancing of the healthy so herd immunity is reached quickly.
I submit that these lock downs have delayed by many months the population reaching herd immunity thus putting the vulnerable in quarantine at a greater risk of becoming infected.
Think about it, isn’t this what usually happens when we get to thinking the government can solve a problem? We spend a lot of money to turn a small problem into a big problem, or a big problem into a humongous problem.
We once again the government has screwed up on a grand scale – this time perhaps the worst in the history of the United States since the creation of the Federal Reserve.
One reply on “Why the Lock Downs Likely Saved No One”
The government is typically not very good at problem solving, evaluating risks, acting rapidly, or acting economically. The Wu-Flu has been the biggest screw up of my lifetime.