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P.P.S.  Here's a vote for the Swedish model.  I think folks here massively underestimate the amount of self-restriction that is going to occur when/if restrictions ever go the other way.

Do you think New Orleans & New York massively underestimate the self-restriction of its residents?    How long have those residents known this was coming?  That evidence suggests that too many people underestimated this disease.   Some of the people here are appalled at churches holding services, or people gathering for spring break, or continuing to hold a SJ Sharks game and inviting fans, or businesses that continued to stay open after the shelter-in-place order applied to them.

I would believe such a vote would put the people doing essential services at greater risk, plus those of us for whom catching this disease is more deadly than playing Russian Roulette.  If you have evidence to support your "I think", then show it.

What I think is that Santa Clara County's numbers of new cases are too slowly dropping.  I predict more restrictions will come out shortly.  (Personally, I think more cases should be isolated in the hospital than at home.)   I think that's necessary to get down to a trackable (and tractable) number of new cases per day.  I think the US Congress needs to pass a law easing HIPAA restrictions for the specific purpose of fighting epidemics, thus allowing easier tracing of cases.   


P.S.  Sweden as a country has fewer people than either of the metropolitan areas of NYC or L.A.  Its largest city is roughly the size and density of San Jose (1/3 the density of SF, 1/20 the density of NYC), but its urban area is less populous than San Jose's urban area.  About 20% of its population is 65+.

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P.P.S.  Here's a vote for the Swedish model.  I think folks here massively underestimate the amount of self-restriction that is going to occur when/if restrictions ever go the other way.

Do you think New Orleans & New York massively underestimate the self-restriction of its residents?    How long have those residents known this was coming?  That evidence suggests that too many people underestimated this disease.   Some of the people here are appalled at churches holding services, or people gathering for spring break, or continuing to hold a SJ Sharks game and inviting fans, or businesses that continued to stay open after the shelter-in-place order applied to them.

I would believe such a vote would put the people doing essential services at greater risk, plus those of us for whom catching this disease is more deadly than playing Russian Roulette.  If you have evidence to support your "I think", then show it.

What I think is that Santa Clara County's numbers of new cases are too slowly dropping.  I predict more restrictions will come out shortly.  (Personally, I think more cases should be isolated in the hospital than at home.)   I think that's necessary to get down to a trackable (and tractable) number of new cases per day.  I think the US Congress needs to pass a law easing HIPAA restrictions for the specific purpose of fighting epidemics, thus allowing easier tracing of cases.   


P.S.  Sweden as a country has fewer people than either of the metropolitan areas of NYC or L.A.  Its largest city is roughly the size and density of San Jose (1/3 the density of SF, 1/20 the density of NYC), but its urban area is less populous than San Jose's urban area.  About 20% of its population is 65+.