I think we need to measure how many people are affected by mental illness vs. how many people are affected by coronavirus. Like, locking everything down such as we did in April will lead to more mental difficulties. Opening everything up like it was 2019 will lead to C”V thousands of hospitalizations, permanent lung damage, and even deaths. We have to find ways to keep things open while keeping people from getting infected. That is why the CDC guidelines are so important. If a kid wants to play at his friends house, they can both wear masks, stand apart, and wash their hands. If you want shul to be open, you can have a parallel minyan in the parking lot, Purell stations, and mandatory masks. That way we don’t have to worry about the social problems nor the debilitating health problems COVID-19 brings.
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