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> the highest death toll of any wealthy country. And the largest population of any 'wealthy' country.
by Mikeb85 5y ago
> the highest death toll of any wealthy country.
And the largest population of any 'wealthy' country.
- nivenkos 5y agoAnd higher rates of obesity and diabetes. Just looking at the data, it's clear mask mandates and lockdowns don't work at scale. Compared to the vaccines, the effect size is minuscule, and the fact it's even debatable (unlike the vaccines) means that it definitely isn't worth the costs. If anything they should mandate vaccines, and end all restrictions and mask mandates.
- hirako2000 5y agoThat is why we got the lockdowns, pretty much worldwide. Either governments are obsessed with making things worse, or the pressure came from somewhere to make global vaccination programs feel like the obvious solution.