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Re:Ask HN: Anyone else burnt out due to extended lockdown an... by sumedh on Tuesday January 19, 2021 @10:32PM (#25842300)
> also bothered by how compliant everyone was.

You are also bothered by the fact there is no community transmission in Victoria anymore or you prefer the US version where you just let the virus loose?

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Re:Ask HN: Anyone else burnt out due to extended lockdown an... by worker767424 on Wednesday January 20, 2021 @12:43AM (#25842930)
> the US version where you just let the virus loose

Herd immunity by August, with or without vaccines.

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Re:Ask HN: Anyone else burnt out due to extended lockdown an... by warlog on Wednesday January 20, 2021 @03:36AM (#25844002)
August 2022?
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Re:Ask HN: Anyone else burnt out due to extended lockdown an... by zwaps on Wednesday January 20, 2021 @05:56AM (#25844908)
Cost of how many lives?
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Re:Ask HN: Anyone else burnt out due to extended lockdown an... by tanseydavid on Wednesday January 20, 2021 @11:12AM (#25848137)
Unknowable.
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Re:Ask HN: Anyone else burnt out due to extended lockdown an... by worker767424 on Wednesday January 20, 2021 @02:05PM (#25850492)
I get what you're saying, but there is an upper bound of roughly 1M in the US, depending on what the true case fatality rate is.
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