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I was struck by another detail: even between "blue" jurisdictions, e.g. coastal US/cities and cities in Germany the details differ wildly. Natural immunity seem
by zwieback 5y ago
I was struck by another detail: even between "blue" jurisdictions, e.g. coastal US/cities and cities in Germany the details differ wildly. Natural immunity seems to count for something in Germany but not in the US and it's the opposite with PCR tests, those can get you into my US workplace, which has a vaccine mandate, but not enough to get you into some venues in Germany. I'm trying to sort all this since I'll be visiting my parents in Germany for the first time in 2 years.
Also, it's politically very hard to pass vaccine mandates in "obedient" Germany but easy in "wild-west" US. This has to do with privacy laws more than medicine or science.
What's common, as far as I can tell: right-wing=anti mask/vaccine and left-wing=pro mask/vaccine.
- chrismcb 5y agoMandates aren't "passed" they are just declared, either as a health issue or an emergency order.
- zwieback 5y agogood point - executive vs. legislative
- detaro 5y agoAnother fun one: as far as I understand at home quick tests are not really a thing in the US, whereas here in Germany they are 1-2€, available pretty much everywhere.
- zwieback 5y agoDepends, my employer (hp) bought a buttload of them and handed them out when we had local spikes. At one point I was doing them every other day, now down to once a week. They cost around $20 for a 2 pack here.