Almost two years ago, community measures including lockdowns to suppress COVID transmission had widespread support, with a movement (“COVID Zero”) that promoted more draconian measures, hoping to eliminate COVID altogether. Schools, institutions of higher learning and businesses were shuttered. Even playgrounds and outdoor washrooms were closed, and youths simply enjoying outdoor summer parties were vilified. Most of these measures were ineffective, many were harmful. Has anything been learned from these mistakes or will they be repeated the next time case counts go up? We have some thoughts for the future.
