'Near extinction' of influenza in NZ as numbers drop due to lockdown

Re:'Near extinction' of influenza in NZ as numbers drop due ... by ed25519FUUU on Saturday October 17, 2020 @04:12PM (#24812872)

At what point do you throw in the towel if a viable vaccine doesn’t come along?

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Re:'Near extinction' of influenza in NZ as numbers drop due ... by lostlogin on Saturday October 17, 2020 @04:30PM (#24813038)

New Zealander here: Why would we need to give up? We can come and go from New Zealand (with an isolation period) and life is normal once you are inside. Non-residents can’t come without some big hurdles though.

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Re:'Near extinction' of influenza in NZ as numbers drop due ... by dingaling on Sunday October 18, 2020 @02:11AM (#24815842)

"229,566 people were directly employed in tourism (8.4 percent of the total number of people employed in New Zealand)"

That's a lot of people who need rejobbed

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Re:'Near extinction' of influenza in NZ as numbers drop due ... by aquadrop on Saturday October 17, 2020 @04:49PM (#24813244)

You suggest this mode for forever?

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Re:'Near extinction' of influenza in NZ as numbers drop due ... by lostlogin on Saturday October 17, 2020 @07:40PM (#24814342)

If that’s needed. Keep in mind that until relatively recently it took a lot longer to get to New Zealand as it was common to come here by ship. My parents and grandparents got here that way and it worked ok.

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Re:'Near extinction' of influenza in NZ as numbers drop due ... by foogazi on Saturday October 17, 2020 @07:54PM (#24814435)

What is the “mode” you are talking about?

Seems like life is back to normal and the lockdown is over in NZ

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Re:'Near extinction' of influenza in NZ as numbers drop due ... by aquadrop on Saturday October 17, 2020 @08:35PM (#24814702)

Exactly the mode described in the post I was answering to. I could cite the whole comment, but I don't see a point.

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