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Either we do a full lockdown to reach zero COVID, like NZ and China did (while buying stuff online), or we would have to do prolonged mockdowns like in Europe.
by dongping 5y ago
Either we do a full lockdown to reach zero COVID, like NZ and China did (while buying stuff online), or we would have to do prolonged mockdowns like in Europe.
The Chinese have been living a mostly normal life (albeit with limited foreign travel possibilities, and sporadic lockdowns in isolated locations) for a year.
- grillvogel 5y agozero covid is unrealistic. how are things gonna pan out when the hypothetical zero covid nation opens up to outside travelers?
- dongping 5y agoI would argue that opening up is unrealistic. How are things going to pan out, when we apply selection pressure to the virus, while letting the virus sieve through the whole human population, creating dangerous variants due to our leaky vaccines? [1] I would have had agreed with you if we had a sterilizing vaccine that would help us to reach herd immunity. But we don't. Those travels which cannot afford 14 days quarantines, are non-essential travels. We fortunately have internet and the possibility to do remote meetings. The only thing missing is tourism, though. That's sad, but better travel locally than killing people. [1] https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/leaky-vaccines-enhance-spread-of-deadlier-chicken-viruses https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/leaky-vac...
- ErikVandeWater 5y agoOr we act proportionately and protect the weakest while allowing the rest of the population to exercise their right to be free from a life where the government licenses their every action.