I sympathize. Shelter in place is a death warrant for many. Businesses can't always be paused. They say 2 weeks, but this will be months. This isn't a Hollywood film where we must do whatever we can, no matter the cost.
What we need are improvements on existing models [1] that take into account cost/benefit of the spread among non-vulnerable. If the vulnerable are locked down, there may be benefits from the increase in immunity. For instance, if I got infected now, I could go help my mother in a month. Otherwise, it could literally be years before it would be safe to see her.
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I sympathize. Shelter in place is a death warrant for many. Businesses can't always be paused. They say 2 weeks, but this will be months. This isn't a Hollywood film where we must do whatever we can, no matter the cost.
What we need are improvements on existing models [1] that take into account cost/benefit of the spread among non-vulnerable. If the vulnerable are locked down, there may be benefits from the increase in immunity. For instance, if I got infected now, I could go help my mother in a month. Otherwise, it could literally be years before it would be safe to see her.
[1] https://colab.sandbox.google.com/drive/1HDYojyKvxHtKzkViorO-...
Yes they can, if directed to do so. Will they incur a cost? Of course. It's part of the cost of doing business in a regulated economy.
I meant they can't always be paused without dying, that's all. But yes, they can certainly be stopped, no doubt.