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Of course, many problems have fairly obvious physical solutions you ignore all costs of said "solutions". Containing a pandemic is also not rocket science. Just

by em500 5y ago

Of course, many problems have fairly obvious physical solutions you ignore all costs of said "solutions". Containing a pandemic is also not rocket science. Just have everybody stay at home simulataneously for 2 or 3 months.

Frost1x 5y ago
It's not even that simple: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross-species_transmission https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross-species_transmission With pathogens that jump between species, as SARS-CoV-2 has with several populations, including white-tailed deer[1] in the US, you potentially need to isolate all reservoir species from each other as well. [1]https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-02110-8 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-02110-8
- hnlmorg 5y ago
  Cross species transmission is rare and while some cases have been reported, they're really the exception rather than the norm. If there was really that big of a risk where we'd need mammals to isolate as well, then veterinarian services the world over would have collapsed under the weight of house pets contracting the virus. edit: curious about the downvotes. Perhaps you have proof that has eluded the virologists researching SARS-CoV-2. Please do speak up ;)
  - Vecr 5y ago
    Why would they get severe disease when they get infected? Even most humans don't, let alone other species with different receptor setups. The virus is absolutely in non-human animal populations almost everywhere, and is not a candidate for eradication.
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nradov 5y ago
It's not possible to have everyone in the whole world stay home for 2 months. That was never an option.
tomp 5y ago
> Just have everybody stay at home simulataneously for 2 or 3 months. You probably wrote this half-jokingly, but actually… this is exactly what Australia tried last year and … well it’s still trying.

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Of course, many problems have fairly obvious physical solutions you ignore all costs of said "solutions". Containing a pandemic is also not rocket science. Just

by em500 5y ago

Frost1x 5y ago
It's not even that simple: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross-species_transmission https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross-species_transmission With pathogens that jump between species, as SARS-CoV-2 has with several populations, including white-tailed deer[1] in the US, you potentially need to isolate all reservoir species from each other as well. [1]https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-02110-8 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-02110-8
- hnlmorg 5y ago
  Cross species transmission is rare and while some cases have been reported, they're really the exception rather than the norm. If there was really that big of a risk where we'd need mammals to isolate as well, then veterinarian services the world over would have collapsed under the weight of house pets contracting the virus. edit: curious about the downvotes. Perhaps you have proof that has eluded the virologists researching SARS-CoV-2. Please do speak up ;)
  - Vecr 5y ago
    Why would they get severe disease when they get infected? Even most humans don't, let alone other species with different receptor setups. The virus is absolutely in non-human animal populations almost everywhere, and is not a candidate for eradication.
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nradov 5y ago
It's not possible to have everyone in the whole world stay home for 2 months. That was never an option.
tomp 5y ago
> Just have everybody stay at home simulataneously for 2 or 3 months. You probably wrote this half-jokingly, but actually… this is exactly what Australia tried last year and … well it’s still trying.