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Re:U.S. field hospitals stand down, most without treating an... by malandrew on Friday May 08, 2020 @12:17PM (#23116433)
It's not an epidemic any longer and hasn't been for a while. It's a full blown global pandemic headed towards being endemic long term.

All three are very different scenarios that require different strategies and where we should have very different expectations for what is and is not achievable.

People are praising countries like New Zealand, but what's their endgame? Be in a situation where their citizens can't even safely travel from their country until global herd immunity is achieved because every vacation or business trip is a chance to end up being sick far from home?

This isn't going away just like the seasonal flu and common cold are not ever going to go away.

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Re:U.S. field hospitals stand down, most without treating an... by lostlogin on Friday May 08, 2020 @03:29PM (#23118504)
> People are praising countries like New Zealand, but what's their endgame? Be in a situation where their citizens can't even safely travel from their country until global herd immunity is achieved because every vacation or business trip is a chance to end up being sick far from home?

Yes. And I’ll have this over every alternative I’ve seen so far. I’m in New Zealand.

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