OPINION:
At this point, it ought to be obvious that the novel coronavirus is 120 nanometers in diameter and is highly transmissible. The lockdowns did not do much of anything to contain the virus, and they did absolutely nothing to eradicate it. Kudos were plentiful for the European lockdown champions six months ago, but look at Europe now.
Apparently the only country that gave a darn about public health was Sweden, with physician Anders Tegnell setting policy. Somehow, Dr. Tegnell decided that public health, which can be quantified with “quality life years,” was paramount. He made tradeoffs and acted to minimize the disease burden on the entire population. He did not sensationalize, as many are doing. He did not throw young people under the bus or burden the entire younger population with ruin, both financial and medical. The people walking around outdoors with their masks on and reacting to every baseless scare tactic offered by the mainstream media really ought to think about the public health effects of their actions. The politicians will respond to this virtue-signaling circus, and you can bet that the result for the population as a whole will be fewer quality life years, not more.
SAMUEL BURKEEN
Reston, Va.
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