that’s one of a number of misleading assumptions stemming from the core presumption that
> “It is my belief that the best cure for any disease is to avoid the disease.”
on top of that, even assumptions about how to do that (avoid the disease) at scale are often mistaken. that’s a big credibility hurdle.
with that said, mass and frequent testing would be a method to quarantine the infected, and get treatment for the most vulnerable (like the elderly), faster (surveillance implications notwithstanding), which would drop R0 like a rock.
> “It is my belief that the best cure for any disease is to avoid the disease.”
on top of that, even assumptions about how to do that (avoid the disease) at scale are often mistaken. that’s a big credibility hurdle.
with that said, mass and frequent testing would be a method to quarantine the infected, and get treatment for the most vulnerable (like the elderly), faster (surveillance implications notwithstanding), which would drop R0 like a rock.