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To: benwood who wrote (9515)	4/28/2020 3:30:02 PM
From: kimberley	6 Recommendations Recommended By benwood bull_dozer Cornstock ItsAllCyclical Kirk © and 1 more member Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 26422

Well said. Do you know how you determine if social distancing works? NOTHING HAPPENS! I'm very confused by the argument I've heard - basically saying that because we didn't overwhelm our medical system, we overreacted to the threat. We got exactly what we should have with the majority of people following the guidelines. I'm still confused how this became a political issue. So almost every country in the world was in on this election year ruse? Every doctor, every nurse, in the world would have to be in on it as well. Sorry, but I just can't stretch my imagination that far. I thought human trials had to last for at least 6 months? Rushing a vaccine could be dangerous... I'm as ready as anyone to have a virus, but I don't want safety overlooked in the rush to get one to market.

To: benwood who wrote (9515)	4/28/2020 3:43:11 PM
From: Kirk ©	1 Recommendation Recommended By kimberley Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 26422

My comment about the math showing how many are infected if you do nothing vs take evasive action to slow it down assumes there is no cure or treatment found. More area under the curve. Lower in my post I say an advantage of slowing it down via mitigatation (SIP, social distancing, washing hands, etc. ) IS there is time to change behavior while discovering treatments, cures and/or vaccines which of course lowers the total ultimately infected. . Sad story in the news last night about an MD who got it in NY, went home and got better then went back to work and was so depressed she killed herself. nytimes.com Dr. Breen, 49, did not have a history of mental illness, her father said. But he said that when he last spoke with her, she seemed detached, and he could tell something was wrong. She had described to him an onslaught of patients who were dying before they could even be taken out of ambulances. “She was truly in the trenches of the front line,” he said. He added: “Make sure she’s praised as a hero, because she was. She’s a casualty just as much as anyone else who has died.”