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Restarting America Means People Will Die
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Restarting America Means People Will Die

So When Do We Do It?

Emily Bazelon
New York Times Magazine, 2020
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Coronavirus mitigation exacts a high price. Businesses close. People self-isolate. Schools and churches shutter amid mass unemployment and an impending recession. At some point, kids must go back to school, businesses reopen and life begin again. Americans, like people in other affected countries, must find the difficult balance between preventing COVID-19 deaths and repairing damage to the economy and to daily life. In this ethics panel discussion from The New York Times Magazine, bioethicist Zeke Emanuel and other experts raise powerful and difficult moral questions.

Take-Aways

  • The coronavirus pandemic makes envisioning the United States’ future difficult.
  • The economy can reopen and normal life can resume only under specific conditions.
  • The economy will have to reopen in phases.

About the Author

Emily Bazelon, a staff writer for The New York Times Magazine, moderated this panel discussion.

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