Dominating the news today is the pandemic coronavirus or COVID 19. It is unique in that its hosts are often asymptomatic but infectious for days making its spread so effective.

There is some reason for concern that the response in the US may have been too swift. Perhaps we should have waited another week or so to allow some more community infections to improve herd immunity since there is no vaccine on the near horizon.

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