No question about it, they changed the test standards to drive down the counts. That's absolutely true, and the timing was purposeful. However, the administration still wants to subject everyone for longer... hence they are announcing months more suffering and mask wearing. The Johns Hopkins doctor's opinion makes sense. We are nearing the point where so many have been (known or not) previously exposed, or have been vaccinated, that herd immunity will be quite strong. Mitigation has been a colossal failure, and there will be NO justification for ANY further mitigating actions within 2 months.
No question about it, they changed the test standards to drive down the counts. That's absolutely true, and the timing was purposeful. However, the administration still wants to subject everyone for longer... hence they are announcing months more suffering and mask wearing. The Johns Hopkins doctor's opinion makes sense. We are nearing the point where so many have been (known or not) previously exposed, or have been vaccinated, that herd immunity will be quite strong. Mitigation has been a colossal failure, and there will be NO justification for ANY further mitigating actions within 2 months.