The hammer and the dance - Printable Version

+- The CardBoard (https://thecardboard.org/board)
+-- Forum: Emergency (https://thecardboard.org/board/forum-11.html)
+--- Forum: Covid-19 (https://thecardboard.org/board/forum-12.html)
+--- Thread: The hammer and the dance (/thread-19145.html)

---

The hammer and the dance - BostonCard - 03-19-2020

In a previous post, I noted that we can beat back the coronavirus if we took certain tough measures (the hammer) and then used testing, isolation, and contact tracing (the dance) to keep the virus at bay long enough to get us a vaccine.

I also posted this epidemiologist’s blog post last week.  Here’s his updated one, which goes into much greater detail about how to beat it back.

https://medium.com/@tomaspueyo/coronavirus-the-hammer-and-the-dance-be9337092b56

It’s much more detailed and knowledgeable than I could ever hope to be, so well worth the read.

And here’s his (prescient) post last week. Well worth the read if you haven’t already.

https://medium.com/@tomaspueyo/coronavirus-act-today-or-people-will-die-f4d3d9cd99ca

BC

---

RE: The hammer and the dance - BostonCard - 03-22-2020

Another, shorter post saying much the same thing.

http://brontecapital.blogspot.com/2020/03/coronavirus-getting-angry.html?m=1

BC

---

RE: The hammer and the dance - terry - 03-22-2020

Very interesting. Thanks.

---

RE: The hammer and the dance - BostonCard - 03-22-2020

Here’s a sobering analysis from the New York Times and researchers at Columbia.

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/03/20/us/coronavirus-model-us-outbreak.html?&te=1&nl=morning-briefing&emc=edit_nn_20200322&campaign_id=9&instance_id=16976&segment_id=22540&user_id=ceb8dc75e6018f57e5d7fc74f24220a2&regi_id=112348342_nn_20200322

Note, I think coronavirus coverage is free but you have to register. To those who might have issues with the objectivity of the times, this may be one case where it is worth overcoming your misgivings.

 BC

---