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When Covid goes away, we can assume masking, distancing, and staying home will also go away. In that case, all communicable diseases are likely to increase, fro
by fecak 5y ago
When Covid goes away, we can assume masking, distancing, and staying home will also go away. In that case, all communicable diseases are likely to increase, from the common cold to STDs.
- fridif 5y agoAnd thus the flu hasn't disappeared.
- pwinnski 5y agoAh, you're reading the word "forever" at the end of that sentence, which notably does not actually include the word. Influenza will likely never be eradicated from the earth completely, but in the most recent flu season worldwide, it was essentially missing.
- Mediterraneo10 5y agoThis is why a tiny fringe of epidemologists has been calling for social distancing to continue for the next several years at least, even after COVID, because they see this as a chance to wipe out other common illnesses. If a person hyperspecializes in a field like epidemology, there is the risk of the person expecting all government policy to revolve around their specific concerns. Sometimes in interviews those epidemologists simply seem oblivious to the effect this will have on live music, theatre, cafes and restaurants, etc., other times they say that we simply cannot allow ourselves those things any more, because saving lives is more important.
- fridif 5y agoSo two weeks will turn into 5 years, and then still the viruses will come back because people are having backyard parties.
- rorykoehler 5y agoNo chance. I see enough people breaking social distancing rules to ensure that goal is a pipe dream.
- aww_dang 5y agoI would like to believe that. It seems like the logical thing given the provided rationales. However, the cynical view is also worth examining. When has government willingly relinquished emergency powers?