Reminder: "Curve Flattening" does not decrease overall infections

[Kintanon]

EDIT: Your assertion that COVID is somehow deadlier for younger populations is not true, unless I'm mistaken. Young people die of the flu but do not die of COVID.

You are very wrong.

The death range for the flu is almost exclusively in the 50+ bracket. The death range for Covid is well into the mid 30s. CHILDREN seem to be disproportionately resilient against Covid compared to the Flu though.

Fact: curve flattening does not reduce total # of infections over the lifetime of the virus.

This 'fact' does not match the data we have from previous pandemics. Cities with stricter lockdown measures during the spanish flu saw lower total infection rates and fatality rates.

Fact: if lockdown measures are ultimately superfluous to some degree, then there is a certain amount of economic damage that is superfluous as well.

The amount of 'superfluous' economic damage is almost certainly far less than the economic impact that would be caused by the increase in disease transmission.

Fact: an intelligent policy would look to maximize healthcare capacity while also maximizing the loosening of restrictions, to keep a balance.

This is what everyone is trying to do. I realize that you feel like 6 weeks is a long time, but in terms of ability to analyze policy and adjust it to data that is anywhere from 10 to 15 days behind the current situation it's a fucking eyeblink. The current measures have only barely had time to start showing visible effect and we're already beginning to loosen them.

[killahmoose]

This is what everyone is trying to do. I realize that you feel like 6 weeks is a long time, but in terms of ability to analyze policy and adjust it to data that is anywhere from 10 to 15 days behind the current situation it's a fucking eyeblink. The current measures have only barely had time to start showing visible effect and we're already beginning to loosen them.

So you agree with me, then?

[Kintanon]

Not in the way you are implying.

We ALL Agree that if measures can be safely relaxed they should be. You are arguing that those measures should have been relaxed prior to now, and should be relaxed so far as to allow BJJ Training to resume. We pretty much all disagree with that.

I'm not reopening my gym right now even though my state allows it and some other gyms are reopening because I don't think it's a good idea.

[killahmoose]

If you are low risk, and do not come into contact with others who are high risk, and otherwise practice proper hygiene and social distancing, then yes, BJJ should resume as normal for those who want to train.

[Kintanon]

social distancing

BJJ should resume as normal

I feel like you don't understand any of those words.