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> We were all always going to get Covid whether we liked to or not. One of the main examples of hubris was that we thought we could stop it. The "success story
by dehrmann 5y ago
> We were all always going to get Covid whether we liked to or not.
One of the main examples of hubris was that we thought we could stop it. The "success story" countries quickly dwindled to Australia and New Zealand--situations not exactly replicatable. Australia's hubris led to a bad vaccine rollout, and a few cases quickly escalated to lockdowns. I think NZ eventually settled on an endemic policy.
- somewhereoutth 5y agoNZ was having trouble containing their last outbreak - it had got into the 'gangs', a part of their society that was particularly hard for the government to reach with containment action. So, controversially, they gave up. I suspect they were under a great deal of pressure from 'those who would see Covid win'. Note that China is still keeping Covid at bay.
- dehrmann 5y ago> a part of their society that was particularly hard for the government to reach with containment action I think there are parts of society like this almost everywhere, and that's why it's uncontainable once it hits a critical mass. China is interesting. I guess they're doing it mostly through testing and restrictions that wouldn't work elsewhere? They have a good vaccination rate, but their vaccines aren't very effective. There's also North Korea; they claim zero cases. I imagine the real number is either surprisingly close or essentially 100%.