I suspect Bitchmer is allowing for personal responsibility rather than shutting the state down with the hopes that there is an insane surge. She can then say, "see, I told you so and I saved many lives in the past with my edicts." The problem for her, of course, is that many red states are doing fine with the natural course of events occurring with the virus. One can make the argument that shut downs delay the inevitable not prevent it.

I've had the Asian flu, the Hong Kong flu and two other variants of flu plus Covid. Why would I need a vaccine? I haven't had a flu since 1983 until Covid came along. I do, however, take the pneumonia vaccine.