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> What would you do now that you’re not doing already? Well, if you're a policymaker then suspending travel to prevent it from spreading internationally. If it
by the8472 5y ago
> What would you do now that you’re not doing already?
Well, if you're a policymaker then suspending travel to prevent it from spreading internationally. If it's the worst case (more infectious than delta + immune evading) then buying a little time to adapt vaccines or produce the recently announced antivirals could save a lot of lives.
- skybrian 5y agoWe aren’t policy makers, though.
- ummonk 5y agoHN regularly discusses topics which primarily have policy implications, and there likely are policy makers who lurk here.
- vernie 5y agoOn the low end I'd guess that 85% of HN commenters are policymakers who influence international travel regulations, so thanks for the tip, I'll advise my government right away!
- tigershark 5y agoU.K. put South Africa and other African countries in the red list for example.