Quote Originally Posted by jp1 View Post
The tracking and tracing train left the station 18 months ago. It only works if 1) people are willing to participate which many Americans are not, and 2) if the number of infections is low enough to make it manageable, which is obviously not the case in much of the US because ‘muh freedumb’. At this point all we can do is hope that Alan’s speculation that the diseased who don’t die actually are immune for some length of time. Between those folks and the rest of us who were smart enough to get vaccinated we will hopefully achieve herd immunity.
Look to Idaho for the evidence. Governor Little said Idaho citizens will do the responsible thing so no restrictions while hospitals are devastated, staff are beyond exhausted and the vaccinated who arrive with significant injury wait hours and hours to be seen.