Letters

Dr. Declue made these comments in reference to my comment. Thanks for his eminent attention, as perspicatious as usual and presented below. "Damon wrote, in part, There is no science is the sense that we are dealing with speculation. We can't go back and see what would have happened during the 1918 pandemic if there had been different medicines or different policies. So there is no operational answer and we can't tell the truth about these hypothesis. And yet we have to try to make some sense of the situation and what it holds for the future. That it is not scientific is true. But maybe its better to have some forecast of the future than to be wandering around in the forest. That may be the best that can be done. Meanwhile, try to keep fine tuning the answer in terms of new events, and possible opposing arguments. Damon, if you haven’t yet, I strongly encourage you to read this: https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/sites/default/files/public/downloads/cidrap-covid19-viewpoint-part1_