Bill Gates Reveals Plans To Bring World Back To ‘Normal’

29. Shutting Down Is The Most Effective Way

We are still months, if not years, away from a vaccine that will protect people. Furthermore, once the vaccine is safely developed and has passed through rigorous testing, coordinated a global vaccination program will be the largest public health project in the history of humankind.

Until that vaccine is developed, shutting down economies is the most effective way of stopping the spread. Countries and states that shut down their economies quickly had fewer deaths because of the pandemic, while those that waited saw more deaths.