Georgia , South Carolina, and Florida have announced that they are loosening quarantine restrictions; at least 13 more states have announced plans or "roadmaps" to do more or less the same thing. There's an urgent desire to get "back to normal" as quickly as possible because the social and economic devastation - record unemployment, more than 55,300 deaths, massive lockdowns, shrinking GDP, and of course the virus itself - of the coronavirus pandemic has been so profound. And this has all happened in a little more than a month. People are understandably anxious to put all this behind them, myself very much included. But the stakes of "normalcy" are higher than we're being told. The successful reemergence of people into the world will require far more than just repeated reminders to wash your hands and not touch your face. Social distancing and limited interaction can slow the spread; there's mounting evidence in the United States and other countries that we've done precisely that. But it's far from clear how much those actions could really prevent widespread illness as lockdowns ease and stay-at-home orders are lifted. Because it's very likely that we won't be truly "safe" until a proven treatment and effective vaccine are available. The more we learn about this virus, the more we're aware of why its ongoing impact, and the "right" way to reopen the economy, remain so uncertain. Here's what we do know... Full Story Here's what we do know... Full Story Tags: biotechnology To get full access to all Money Morning content, click here About Money Morning: Money Morning gives you access to a team of ten market experts with more than 250 years of combined investing experience – for free . Our experts – who have appeared on FOXBusiness, CNBC, NPR, and BloombergTV – deliver daily investing tips and stock picks, provide analysis with actions to take, and answer your biggest market questions. Our goal is to help our millions of e-newsletter subscribers and Moneymorning.com visitors become smarter, more confident investors. Disclaimer: © 2020 Money Morning and Money Map Press. All Rights Reserved. Protected by copyright of the United States and international treaties. Any reproduction, copying, or redistribution (electronic or otherwise, including the world wide web), of content from this webpage, in whole or in part, is strictly prohibited without the express written permission of Money Morning. 16 W. Madison St. Baltimore, MD, 21201. The post Read This Before You Play a Single One of the Biotechs Fighting COVID-19 appeared first on Money Morning - We Make Investing Profitable .