Business leaders and policy experts are now openly questioning California’s shut down policies and whether they are effective in stopping the spread of COVID-19.
Events such as home gatherings, Halloween parties, and even celebrations for sports victories and President-elect Joe Biden have contributed to community transmission. Dr. Jeffrey Klausner, professor of epidemiology at UCLA, thinks it’s not that “most rational approach” to uniformly shut down businesses without contact tracing that supports the closure of those establishments.