[teejers1]

Nothing I said addressed America in general.  I only addressed California, and really only the Bay Area.
Nothing I said was about a vaccine. 
As far as the question mark, I'm sure you must know an adage about something in the form of a question that really has another purpose.
Your "question" tried to pursue a topic I wasn't talking about over a domain that I wasn't talking about, and you phrased it in a way that portrays me as having said it.  It felt like you were trying to suggest me as saying something that wasn't even close to what I said, and trying to paint me into some position I hadn't taken, for some purpose I don't know.

I can't say you did or did not "incorrectly state[] my position".  I made no such statement about any such position.

I've already talked about the tourniquet comparison.

If you really did think yours was a reasonable question, I apologize.  If you want to say anything more, please do so by a PM..

How about just answering Mick's question in your own words?  I've read the whole thread and don't see what your point is in noting that a loosening of SiP will result in a spread of the virus ("resume the bleeding").  I think everybody gets that (or at least I expect it).   So unless you're advocating for a SiP until a vaccine is secured, then what are you suggesting?  It's a legit question: indeed, it's the one really important question everyone is grappling with.

The more this little layman's mind thinks about this, the more I believe the key number is hospital capacity.  The number of positive tests can be a thousand or ten thousand, but that doesn't matter as much as having the capacity to treat those in hospitals who need it, regardless of the number of positive tests.  Plus, with more testing, you're going to have more confirmed cases, right?  So what?  Again, are you able to care for those in hospitals who need it, or not?

That is the thread through the needle, and I agree that due to lag times of infection/symptoms/needed treatment that it will be an imperfect process for sure, with fits and starts.  But unless you plan on SiP until there's a vaccine, you have to "start" at some point, with some actions.

[teejers1]

Nothing I said addressed America in general.  I only addressed California, and really only the Bay Area.
Nothing I said was about a vaccine. 
As far as the question mark, I'm sure you must know an adage about something in the form of a question that really has another purpose.
Your "question" tried to pursue a topic I wasn't talking about over a domain that I wasn't talking about, and you phrased it in a way that portrays me as having said it.  It felt like you were trying to suggest me as saying something that wasn't even close to what I said, and trying to paint me into some position I hadn't taken, for some purpose I don't know.

I can't say you did or did not "incorrectly state[] my position".  I made no such statement about any such position.

I've already talked about the tourniquet comparison.

If you really did think yours was a reasonable question, I apologize.  If you want to say anything more, please do so by a PM..

How about just answering Mick's question in your own words?  I've read the whole thread and don't see what your point is in noting that a loosening of SiP will result in a spread of the virus ("resume the bleeding").  I think everybody gets that (or at least I expect it).   So unless you're advocating for a SiP until a vaccine is secured, then what are you suggesting?  It's a legit question: indeed, it's the one really important question everyone is grappling with.

The more this little layman's mind thinks about this, the more I believe the key number is hospital capacity.  The number of positive tests can be a thousand or ten thousand, but that doesn't matter as much as having the capacity to treat those in hospitals who need it, regardless of the number of positive tests.  Plus, with more testing, you're going to have more confirmed cases, right?  So what?  Again, are you able to care for those in hospitals who need it, or not?

That is the thread through the needle, and I agree that due to lag times of infection/symptoms/needed treatment that it will be an imperfect process for sure, with fits and starts.  But unless you plan on SiP until there's a vaccine, you have to "start" at some point, with some actions.