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4. The US failure:

Reply to bronxiteforever (Original post)

Fri Jul 31, 2020, 09:58 AM

Jul 2020

MarketWatch: What do you think the biggest failure in the U.S. response has been?

Osterholm: We’ve failed because we declared victory over the virus when we had no business doing so. This virus has been poised to be transmitted in our communities, and we thought we had done enough to get it down. It’s like a fire crew. “I only put out half the forest fire but you know, I put out half so we’re done.” And then look what happened. It’s burned more acres since we gave up than it did before we gave up.

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Dr. Osterholm: Americans will be living with the coronavirus for decades [View all] bronxiteforever Jul 2020 OP

This is like a forest fire, full steam ahead. And wherever there's human wood to burn, it'll do it. Botany Jul 2020 #1

+1 Those stats you posted are also sobering. bronxiteforever Jul 2020 #2

"The Beast" is spreading faster than we can make tests for it now. Botany Jul 2020 #12

The traitor in the White House has doomed us to decades of horror Eliot Rosewater Jul 2020 #3

At a time when we needed a POTUS with respect bronxiteforever Jul 2020 #5

A Reality TV star who fabricates reality. magicarpet Jul 2020 #7

+1 well said! bronxiteforever Jul 2020 #8

This. bamagal62 Jul 2020 #10

And he's sick and twisted Eliot Rosewater Jul 2020 #13

The US failure: Newest Reality Jul 2020 #4

+1 And some Americans believe the forest fire is a hoax bronxiteforever Jul 2020 #6

Which stokes the flames and keeps it spreading. Newest Reality Jul 2020 #9

Sad and true. bronxiteforever Jul 2020 #15

Do we have herd immunity to the common cold? Laelth Jul 2020 #11

+1 This scenario seems probable. bronxiteforever Jul 2020 #16

That is certainly a rosy prediction.... Chainfire Jul 2020 #14

Gracious! Laelth Jul 2020 #17

Not a gloom and doom person Chainfire Jul 2020 #18