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> Really? Which leaders? Haven't almost all countries affected by Covid reopened most of the way before the number of new infections reached zero? I don't think
by gwoplock 5y ago
> Really? Which leaders? Haven't almost all countries affected by Covid reopened most of the way before the number of new infections reached zero? I don't think zero covid had any impact beyond being a talking piece. And how does widespread immunity figure in? Zero covid (and "no covid", another different but related proposal which they conflate) came up in Dec 2020/Jan 2021, when no place on Earth had anything like widespread immunity even in sight.
I believe Australia is taking this approach.
- dbetteridge 5y agoFederally and in NSW the official policy is doing 'active suppression' aka use contact tracing and lockdowns to control the disease and if it is eliminated then that's ideal, the other states are zero COVID to the point of locking down over single digit cases (unlinked) at least till vaccinations reach a high enough level.