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Who's "we" and what makes you think they have any control over the matter?
by beefman 5y ago
Who's "we" and what makes you think they have any control over the matter?
- adam_arthur 5y agoWell, many governments reinstating restrictions, for one. These work to slow the spread, which given the innocuous nature of Omicron, seem more damaging than helpful. Not that any government ever considered second order effects of these policies to begin with...
- vidarh 5y agoMany of these restrictions were put in place because the effects of Omicron were uncertain when they were decided. If these early results bear out, I'm sure we'll start seeing the easing of some restrictions again very quickly.
- adam_arthur 5y agoThe restrictions largely don't have any effect anyway, if you compare different US state policies with health outcomes. Especially something like a travel/flight ban, as if that can stop an exponentially spreading virus.
- jlokier 5y agoA travel/flight ban changes the exponent, which changes the shape and peak of the healthcare curve, buys time for gathering data, and in Omicron's case, more time to roll out an mRNA booster dose which significantly improves protection against severe symptoms compared with the 2-dose schedule. It definitely has an effect, even if the virus is not "stopped".
- amanaplanacanal 5y agoIf it is already widespread domestically, a travel ban isn't going to do anything.
- TeeMassive 5y agoIn the US there's an important legal document that begins with "We the People".