NO, the issue is not the infections it is the handling of the cases once infected. That is the focus on the left cases not recoveries or the reaction of the medical community.
I do agree that an important pillar in dealing with COVID is handling infected cases, it is absolutely essential to contain and limit the spread. But I find it quite concerning that your views align with what I call a 'reactionary' approach, rather than a 'proactive' one. Interestingly this also aligns with what Trump has run with since the start of the outbreak.
This is an important point and a medically endorsed view held by nearly every medical professional in the world.
The primary issue and focus is infections because if there are no (or fewer) infections there are fewer resources and risks that have to be applied to the infected people. The US has failed to adopt such a view, failed to contain the virus, and is now chasing its tail trying to manage the 2.5 million-odd infections. It's a self-induced logistical nightmare because a reactive strategy has been adopted.
You can seek to politicize the virus into the views of left and right but the view I have presented above is a-political and medically supported and endorsed. You simply cannot deny it.
IF I get the virus I will blame only one person, ME, not the mayor, not the governor, and certainly not the President. If I do get the virus I want my medical team here to treat me.
You ignore the fact the Government has a responsibility to respond to a pandemic and that stopping/slowing a pandemic is something an individual human cannot do alone. The Government was voted by the people and for the people to respond to a whole host of issues, including a health crisis.
If an individual gets COVID yes that is largely their fault. But community transmission is high and in turn, the risks are heightened because of the overarching failure of the response to COVID. Was it not the Governments responsibility to limit the spread of the virus and limit a person's chance of catching COVID?
Countries like NZ, Australia, Taiwan and South Korea are examples of an effective Government response where individual responsibility is effectively combined with Governmental responsibility. The Governments actually enforced and embarked on stringent health measures, based on medical advice, and in turn was largely supported by the population.
The so called disjointed response to Covid is what our Founders created, powers at the state and local levels not power over state and cities by the federal gov't. You and far too many cannot seem to grasp that reality. Trump does not have the power to shutdown states, mandate masks, enforce quarantines, or to reopen states, those are local responsibilities. Trump only can manage federal assets and federal operations.
Trump has the opportunity to be a leader, unify the people, unify the states.......he has failed. Whilst he directly doesn't have those powers, a collective platform for negotiation and discussion could have been set up to ensure he was part of the decision making process and influence in what states did. Instead, he has played partisan politics with the issue and sought to divide not unify.
Australia is an example of how a leader, Scott Morrison, actually leads a nation and unifies the response. He created National Cabinet in March where all the states and territories come together to ensure the most cohesive response to COVID on a whole host of major topics are addressed. Why could Trump not do this and put his ego and politics above a health pandemic?[/QUOTE]