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Did comparable agencies around the world make different or similar decisions in similar situations? Just because they were wrong doesn’t mean that they didn’t

• qbasic_forever 5y ago
  Yes, Israel reinstated its mask mandate immediately after they saw cases rise a month ago and their own studies indicated the delta variant was impacting vaccine efficacy or even transmitting from vaccinated persons: https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-to-reinstate-indoor-mask-mandate-next-week-as-covid-19-cases-keep-rising/ https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-to-reinstate-indoor-mas... Much of the data in this CDC slide deck is actually from these Israeli studies. I will also note Israel has already approved a third dose of mRNA booster shots for 60+ year old people based on the data they have seen with waning efficacy. The CDC as of now currently says boosters are not necessary for Americans "at this time"...
• ramraj07 5y ago
  Even assuming they were making the correct decisions in the beginning of the pandemic (which they were not), the decision recently to tell anyone vaccinated is fully safe is outrageous. There’s not a single expert who agreed that that was a good idea, and now thousands of people are dying because of it. The only reason to make that announcement was political and that’s exactly what I’m talking about. A scientific agency that puts politics before science. This and the fda authorization of the biogen drug have sealed the deal for me on how corrupted the US has become. It’s been coasting thanks to the good decisions made decades past, and finally it’s just fumes and the time couldn’t be more perfect.