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It blows my mind that US tv shows and newscasters are making fun of Australia/New Zealand for the all of their harsh lockdowns whilst stuff like this is going o

• nomaxx117 5y ago
  The US situation with hospital capacity has little to do with lockdown measures, and far more to do with the insufficient vaccination rate. People who chose not to get vaccinated are now preventing others from getting treatment.
  • rsynnott 5y ago
    Australia and New Zealand have very low vaccination rates, largely due to fairly spectacular government screwups, so have little choice but to lock down harshly. US states which have low vaccination rates also had little choice but to lock down harshly, but they mostly seem to have gone for the generally less popular 'kill lots of people' option, instead.
    • nomaxx117 5y ago
      Are you suggesting that states should go into lockdown because people were too stupid to get vaccinated? I am all for taking measurements to keep those to young to get vaccinated safe, but I draw a line with unvaccinated adults who have had every opportunity to get vaccinated. Those with an actual medical condition are a separate case, but I see no reason to take any actions to protect those who deliberately chose not to be vaccinated. For the record, I am also of the opinion that we should prioritize everyone else in triage over unvaccinated covid patients.