Everyone is wondering what will happen in the next few months. Will things get back to normal? Will we still be in quarantine? Will there be a second wave of infection? Literally, nobody knows for sure, but I have my own opinion. I think there will be some breakthroughs in the next month or two on testing and treatment. I also think we will have a vaccine in the fall that will be ready for distribution by the end of the year. Testing is key. As soon as we have five-minute tests that are readily available, only the sick will be quarantined and life will resemble normalcy. I say “resemble” because I think it will take years to fully recover from the trauma we are all experiencing.
I am not a supporter of the current wave of protests taking place around the country. I understand people are suffering. We all want to go back to work. We all want to get back to our lives, but when we disrespect the current protocols, we put more than ourselves at risk: we risk the lives of others – and we risk extending the quarantine another year. If you have any questions about the true severity of the Coronavirus, ask a health care worker. Nearly sixty thousand Americans died of COVID-19 in April alone. That is more than died in the entire Vietnam War. Respect others and follow social distancing rules. America won’t die if we close the economy for three months. We will get past this soon.
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With the presidential election only three weeks away, partisans on both sides are taking off the gloves with rhetoric that vilifies their opponents and fires up their minions. Most people believe that our country is more divided than ever. Indeed, the days when liberal and conservative candidates can debate their views respectfully seem like a distant memory. At the risk of oversimplifying things too much, let me cut to the chase about what is driving the divisions in the country.