@Pedaldad posted:This is so true. Fortunately, it is getting harder to deny the facts and statistics, even liberal media outlets are now confounded by the failures of lauded governors and states that "did everything right" with their strict stay-at-home orders.
The article from VOX pedaldad posted would be amusing if it didn't impact the lives of so many Americans.
For example:
"Let’s spell that out. An R0 of 1 means that the average person with the coronavirus transmits it to about one additional person. Things won’t get exponentially worse, but nor will they start to improve. Over time, case numbers will stay relatively flat and “crushing the curve” will be out of reach. What this all adds up to is that, despite months of lockdown, case numbers are not going back down."
How much flatter can it get? An RO of 1 isn't flat? Huh? By flat do they mean 0?
And how abut this?
They wonder why CT, NJ and NY cases are dropping? It's because the virus spread way before the lockdown occurred. They at least give that conclusion a bit of consideration:
"A more discouraging explanation is that, since something like 15 percent of people in those states have now been exposed to the coronavirus, it’s easier to reduce transmission."
Duh! Isn't that how it works? Did they honestly think the virus was going to go away? Does the country live in a vacuum tube?
As I stated on one of these threads when this first started: I can't wait to see the FRONTLINE documentary on PBS a few years from now...
