As we begin to appreciate the full weight of the COVID-19 pandemic, we are coming to realize that we are in the midst of interlocking crises.
First, we have been facing the direct effects of the virus on the physical and mental health of the public. Then, there are the economic consequences of the physical distancing measures we have taken to slow the disease’s spread. The conversation about implementing these measures has now evolved into a debate about when we might end them in order to mitigate the damage to the global economy during this pandemic. This debate is a new version of an old argument: the needs of the many (in this case, economic prosperity) versus the needs of the relative few (those vulnerable to the consequences of coronavirus).How do we thread this needle?
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