A Surgical Approach to COVID-19

ByBrian Phillips

In late March, Dr. David Katz questioned whether the lockdown was worse than the disease. In a New York Times OpEd, he wrote:

A pivot right now from trying to protect all people to focusing on the most vulnerable remains entirely plausible. With each passing day, however, it becomes more difficult. The path we are on may well lead to uncontained viral contagion and monumental collateral damage to our society and economy. A more surgical approach is what we need.

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