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This study only looks at all-cause mortality - which is reasonable once the epidemic is over. Is it over? I don't think so. Cases are rising quickly in Europe
by threatripper 6y ago
This study only looks at all-cause mortality - which is reasonable once the epidemic is over.
Is it over? I don't think so. Cases are rising quickly in Europe now that winter is coming. We should refrain from issuing judgement on the matter and comparing strategies of different countries until at least next spring when cases go down again in all countries. There may be some surprises coming in winter.
- hef19898 6y agoI guess reopening the whole EU over summer to save what was left of the tourism industry didn't necessarily help. Not saying that I am against having loosened restrictions, but maybe we loosened things a tad too much. Because after the summer vacations were over, everyone went back to normal. People returned to offices, children to school. At schools, measures were in place for the first two weeks. Since then, business as usual to a large extent. I have the impression that we got complacent, this thing isn't over yet unfortunately.
- TheAdamAndChe 6y agoThe original goal was to lower the curve so that hospitals wouldn't be overloaded. To that end, the lockdowns have served their purpose.
- hef19898 6y agoThey served that purpose very well, if you ask me. The goal now would be to minimize the impact on the economy as much as possible while minimizing the impact on people's everyday lives. I am afraid that we traded our summer vacation against new lockdowns, so. Schools where I live already switch certain events to virtual, most likely cancel certain classes. And they are approaching the point where they are forced to close again. And we are only a couple of months into the new school year. Doesn't bode well.