A Rational Government Response to COVID-19
There are times when it is useful to compare what government authorities have done to solve a problem with what they could have done in order to determine what might have worked better, and then ask the question: “Why is there such a disparity between the two?” Such is the case with the so-called COVID-19 pandemic.
We are constantly told to “follow the science,” so let us do just that in order to see where it takes us.
The first thing to notice is that coronaviruses have been known to science for a long time. What has been different about the virus that causes COVID-19 is the reaction of governments to this particular strain of coronavirus, a reaction not seen with governments in the past. The American government, and others, attempted to “stop the spread” of the virus by shutting down large portions of the economy, keeping people isolated in their homes, and shoveling massive amounts of money at the pharmaceutical companies to rush to market vaccines that in the past have always taken years of testing in order to ascertain long-term safety, in addition to short-term safety and efficacy.
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