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Re:Vaccinated Americans now may go without masks in most pla... by tshaddox on Friday May 14, 2021 @04:21AM (#27152003)
Pretty sure if you’d allowed or even encouraged unmitigated spread of the virus, you’d also get the same or similar recession, though perhaps slightly later.
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Re:Vaccinated Americans now may go without masks in most pla... by ptaipale on Friday May 14, 2021 @04:58AM (#27152242)
Of course. If going out and working and consuming is dangerous, many people will not do it, even if there is no lockdown. More people will just be extremely careful. And there is some direct cost to the sickeness and death.

This was published well over a year ago.

https://news.mit.edu/2020/pandemic-health-response-economic-...

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