COVID-19 Outbreak (Update: More than 2.9M cases and 132,313 deaths in US)

I think that the chatter of us being back in this situation in the winter was enough for people just to say...screw it. And honestly, I don't blame them. We cannot isolate for a year. That's beyond nuts. I'm a medical provider, I want to see people live, but that in my opinion is just not feasible at all and quite honestly, I'm not completely certain if it's in the best interest of our country and public health in the grand scheme of things. I think more conversation needs to take place on how to open up, and how to do it quickly and responsibly as possible under the circumstances. But the "lets continue strict social distancing for another 8 months" is NOT an answer. Find an answer under a realistic set of circumstances.

To be sure, social distancing and staying at home are two different things. We can't stay at home indefinitely, that I agree with. But we can practice social distancing and utilize PPE for as long as necessary until effective treatments and vaccines are developed.

In any case, I suspect there will be a new normal for the next year or two until CV19 is either gone or reduced to a small percentage and effective treatments are widely available.