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Transmission chains could be broken by quarantine (supported by grocery delivery), masking, simultaneous vaccination and mass PCR testing. It is a coordination

Transmission chains could be broken by quarantine (supported by grocery delivery), masking, simultaneous vaccination and mass PCR testing. It is a coordination problem but it is way cheaper than letting the virus evolve freely. Why do we want to live our lives in waves instead of eliminating it once and for all?

gojomo 5y ago
Which totalitarian world government can enforce such testing & quarantine of the asymptomatic? How long would elections, the right to travel, & the right of protest need to suspended, worldwide, for this plan to work? (Personally, that plan sounds even more expensive, to me, than a total "let 'er rip" strategy.)
- dongping 5y ago
  The totalitarian German government has for example ordered a long light lockdown of the asymptomatic just last year. The maximal time needed for such a lock-down would be something like a month at most 2 months (Wuhan started the lockdown on 20. Jan, on 26. Mar there were no more cases), even without fast PCR testing nor vaccines. With a fast PCR testing infrastructure, you might not even need to lock the people up. And you don't need a world government to do that. There could be COVID-free bubbles vs the rest of the world. Honestly, all the essential travels could tolerate a 3 weeks quarantine. Business could be conducted remotely. We have internet after all.
  - gojomo 5y ago
    Did it work? Is Germany now a COVID-free bubble? Are Germany's results even better than nearby countires who locked down less, or never? Neither the US, nor its porous-border neighbor Mexico, is likely to accept any such measure. And even areas that had fair bubble-like control early, like Iceland, New Zealand, & Australia have now given up on that goal. They have the most experience with such a strategy – and no longer believe in it. File this plan away for when you're world dictator.
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gojomo 5y ago

Which totalitarian world government can enforce such testing & quarantine of the asymptomatic? How long would elections, the right to travel, & the right of protest need to suspended, worldwide, for this plan to work? (Personally, that plan sounds even more expensive, to me, than a total "let 'er rip" strategy.)

dongping 5y ago
The totalitarian German government has for example ordered a long light lockdown of the asymptomatic just last year. The maximal time needed for such a lock-down would be something like a month at most 2 months (Wuhan started the lockdown on 20. Jan, on 26. Mar there were no more cases), even without fast PCR testing nor vaccines. With a fast PCR testing infrastructure, you might not even need to lock the people up. And you don't need a world government to do that. There could be COVID-free bubbles vs the rest of the world. Honestly, all the essential travels could tolerate a 3 weeks quarantine. Business could be conducted remotely. We have internet after all.
- gojomo 5y ago
  Did it work? Is Germany now a COVID-free bubble? Are Germany's results even better than nearby countires who locked down less, or never? Neither the US, nor its porous-border neighbor Mexico, is likely to accept any such measure. And even areas that had fair bubble-like control early, like Iceland, New Zealand, & Australia have now given up on that goal. They have the most experience with such a strategy – and no longer believe in it. File this plan away for when you're world dictator.

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