Just stating my opinion of what SHOULD have been done in Feb and March. When Jacko started the original Covid thread in late Feb I was saying the same thing: close all borders except for returning citizens, everyone stays in their home unless its an emergency or if you are an essential worker for three weeks-and we would have long been over this. Trump clearly dropped the ball and continues to so so. That said, I am very optimistic that we will have a functional vaccine this fall for those at the highest risk and for general use in early 2021. The vaccine may not totally eliminate the infection from individuals-we might still get sick from the virus, but hopefully the moderate to severe cases will greatly diminish. That works for me until we have an even better vaccine.
Factually incorrect, but don't let that stop you: https://www.nbcnewyork.com/investiga...lness/2411571/
There is no way that an enforced lockdown when there were less than 100 cases and only one confirmed death nationwide would have been politically feasible in February. As it was opposition had a hissy fit when he did what he did in late January and early Feb. Despite what Trump says the President does not have the authority under the Public Health Act to close the country and put everyone on shutdown. He can limit interstate travel. The authority to quarantine within a state is solely a governors prerogative under my reading of the Act.
Quite frankly I happen to agree with both Gov Newsom and Cuomo who have said the federal response has been outstanding. The hypercriticism of the federal response is just TDS and nothing more.