Mitch Albom: Our next attack on COVID-19 must be smarter

Ever since coronavirus blanketed our country, it’s been “many” versus “some.” Many people will get sick. Some will die. Many people wear masks. Some do not. Many people closed their businesses. Some lost them forever.

Today we stand on a new precipice. We tried a full shutdown and it slowed the virus spread. But once we reopened, the numbers shot up. Now we’re dancing with crisis levels again. A new school year is coming. And the boosted unemployment payments which have cushioned so many are about to run out.

Let’s be smarter this time. I wrote months ago that COVID-19 would ultimately turn into a chess match of “acceptable losses.” How many sick and dead would a society tolerate to keep its way of life? I believe that has proven true. Sweden took one approach. Japan