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Re:Pfizer is testing a pill that, if successful, could cure ... by thehappypm on Monday April 26, 2021 @10:33PM (#26951256)
100% true. America does not have the luxury of Japan or Australia or New Zealand. Our border is very porous — just look at the whole “build the Wall” movement, and how laughably ineffective it was. The pandemic could never have been kept to 0 in America with its porous southern border.
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Re:Pfizer is testing a pill that, if successful, could cure ... by freeflight on Tuesday April 27, 2021 @06:03AM (#26953983)
The US has pretty much only two borders, as big oceans make for really good natural barriers.

If you want to see "porous borders" you only need to look at Africa, Asia or Europe, all of which can be walked in-between. Walking from the ME to America? Not gonna happen.

Crossing the Mediterranean is very doable with limited resources while crossing the Atlantic/Pacific with the same resources would be impossible.

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