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Considering various aspects like anti-vaxers, very remote tribes etc. as true eradication with 7 billions is most probably impossible. Everybody will never get
by saiya-jin 6y ago
Considering various aspects like anti-vaxers, very remote tribes etc. as true eradication with 7 billions is most probably impossible. Everybody will never get them.
Also, seems like every state will have their own variant with varying effectiveness (and possibly some bad side effects), I don't see things very rosy for next few years.
It will be probably good enough situation eventually, but I presume it will just become one of those ever-present, potentially deadly things that you can get when traveling to exotic places like malaria or chikungunya.
But this time, you can also get it in your grocery shop/kindergarten/work.
The thing is, if everybody really followed all the rules, the virus would die on its own due to R being close to 0. But that's pure fantasy when I look outside, always somebody not wearing mask properly (ie under the nose), skipping wearing it with pretense of drinking.
- Nextgrid 6y agoConsidering that Covid can be lethal I’d assume anti-vaxxers would be a self-resolving problem if given enough time.
- adrianN 6y agoMeasles can also be lethal. People are stupid.
- mcv 6y agoThe stupidity, the resistance to measures, and the conspiracy theories surrounding COVID-19 are also surprisingly contagious.
- throwaway-571 6y agoWhile I understand the sentiment, they don’t live in a bubble and mask work by lowering the transmission at the source, not as much at the destination. Anti-mask / anti-vaccine people can still take down science abiding citizens with them, probably faster than the disease can take _them_. I don’t wish short or long COVID on anyone.