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The surveillance and mandates are the direct result of the failure of government officials to prepare for any kind of pandemic, even a relatively mild one such

The surveillance and mandates are the direct result of the failure of government officials to prepare for any kind of pandemic, even a relatively mild one such as this. They should have been using the past 22 months to improve services and improve general health (obesity? mental health?) instead of dividing the public and destroying small businesses. Suicide and fentanyl overdoses far exceeded covid deaths in those under 45 this year[1]. 1] https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/fentanyl-overdose-death/ https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/fentanyl-overdose-death/

sofixa 5y ago
This pandemic is mild only in lethality for <50 year olds. The spread is anything but mild. Preparation varied greatly among countries, some were more prepared than others (mostly in East Asia), but even they were heavily impacted. Many countries have drastically improved since the start of the pandemic, and after all, we now have vaccines to help. If the public is getting divided over a subject like if wearing masks to limit the spread of an airborne virus, it's the public that's wrong and that's not the fault of a public health authority. > They should have been using the past 22 months to improve services and improve general health (obesity? mental health?) instead of dividing the public and destroying small businesses Some did. France did, and also did everything possible to limit the impact on children (schools stayed open) and businesses ( free loans, grants, covering of expenses like salaries and rent etc.). And the society isn't divided on masks and vaccines, the ones opposing the latter are a small minority. > Suicide and fentanyl overdoses far exceeded covid deaths in those under 45 this year Don't people over 45 matter too? I agree that for 80 year olds with a limited time span remaining it's not that tragic, but 50-60 year olds still have decades of life remaining in normal circumstances. Not to mention a non-zero number of <50 year olds have also died from Covid.

sofixa 5y ago

This pandemic is mild only in lethality for <50 year olds. The spread is anything but mild. Preparation varied greatly among countries, some were more prepared than others (mostly in East Asia), but even they were heavily impacted. Many countries have drastically improved since the start of the pandemic, and after all, we now have vaccines to help. If the public is getting divided over a subject like if wearing masks to limit the spread of an airborne virus, it's the public that's wrong and that's not the fault of a public health authority. > They should have been using the past 22 months to improve services and improve general health (obesity? mental health?) instead of dividing the public and destroying small businesses Some did. France did, and also did everything possible to limit the impact on children (schools stayed open) and businesses ( free loans, grants, covering of expenses like salaries and rent etc.). And the society isn't divided on masks and vaccines, the ones opposing the latter are a small minority. > Suicide and fentanyl overdoses far exceeded covid deaths in those under 45 this year Don't people over 45 matter too? I agree that for 80 year olds with a limited time span remaining it's not that tragic, but 50-60 year olds still have decades of life remaining in normal circumstances. Not to mention a non-zero number of <50 year olds have also died from Covid.