Re:The Coronavirus Is Here Forever
by account42 on Tuesday August 24, 2021 @03:42AM
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> Germany masked, distanced, and locked down better than anyone could expect
There was never anything even remotely close to a total lockdown here. Too afraid that telling people not to got to work might hurt the economy.
What Germany got "right" was mostly things done long before the pandemic, e.g. investment in a large number of hospitable beds, as well as public health insurance and flexible sick days guaranteed by law so sick people can actually afford to stay at home.
> They don't even share a porous border with Mexico/South America.
LOL the US border is mostly ocean and the part that is through land is much more controlled than the "borders" in the EU.
> Or how about how everyone was anti mask in the beginning, including the CDC, WHO, and my very liberal coworkers. When I said it would be advisable to wear a mask when in crowded places March, 2020 - I was heckled for not following the science.
Yeah, that was one of the biggest atrocities of the pandemic. Not only is it immorral to give false medical advice, this has also been responsible for more people (rightfully) mistrusting later recommendations. There should be leaders stepping down over this.
> As far as making the vaccines political, well they don't have to be. some research has shown that they don't do very well at stopping spread, so why all the fuss to force people to get vaccinated? just say do it for yourself if you want to, politics removed.
I agree, forcing people to get vaccinated (and that includes excessive restrictions to those not vaccinated) is not the way to go.
There was never anything even remotely close to a total lockdown here. Too afraid that telling people not to got to work might hurt the economy.
What Germany got "right" was mostly things done long before the pandemic, e.g. investment in a large number of hospitable beds, as well as public health insurance and flexible sick days guaranteed by law so sick people can actually afford to stay at home.
> They don't even share a porous border with Mexico/South America.
LOL the US border is mostly ocean and the part that is through land is much more controlled than the "borders" in the EU.
> Or how about how everyone was anti mask in the beginning, including the CDC, WHO, and my very liberal coworkers. When I said it would be advisable to wear a mask when in crowded places March, 2020 - I was heckled for not following the science.
Yeah, that was one of the biggest atrocities of the pandemic. Not only is it immorral to give false medical advice, this has also been responsible for more people (rightfully) mistrusting later recommendations. There should be leaders stepping down over this.
> As far as making the vaccines political, well they don't have to be. some research has shown that they don't do very well at stopping spread, so why all the fuss to force people to get vaccinated? just say do it for yourself if you want to, politics removed.
I agree, forcing people to get vaccinated (and that includes excessive restrictions to those not vaccinated) is not the way to go.