As a nation, we keep separating COVID and the economy, and thinking we have to choose one or the other ("the cure could be worse than the disease!"). We should be thinking about them in tandem- as in, the economy doesn't get fixed until the disease does.
First, let's erase the Left/right stuff from the larger conversation. When it comes to public health, we're Americans. That's it. We can pick up the fighting after that.
Massive upscale in testing/tracing for starters. Make sure they're accessible to everyone- not just those with means. If I can get a test shipped to my front door, there's no reason why everyone else can't.
For rapid testing, there are methods available that can be scaled
today. let's do that. A good read here, if interested:
https://www.theatlantic.com/health/...every-american-for-covid-19-every-day/615217/
Change the narrative around masks. IMO, looking out for each other is as patriotic as it gets. Right now, that means wearing a mask. That also means millions of people need to hear that from the GOP leadership. Let's stop being babies, throw the damn thing on for a few weeks, and get on with it.
Fix/rebuild the supply chain so that when this happens again-and it will- we actually stand a fighting chance.
Start listening to science and data again. No more using Facebook "hot takes" from someone we went to HS with as an information source.