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Re:New Zealand abandons goal of eliminating virus and will l... by 0xdeadb00f on Monday October 04, 2021 @12:06PM (#28748618)
Here's the thing; this only works for them because of their relatively low population, and their recent rates of infection which are incredibly low as of right now.

So, if anyone thinks this would be a good thing to do outside of NZ, the reality is probably, "no".

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Re:New Zealand abandons goal of eliminating virus and will l... by mygoodaccount on Monday October 04, 2021 @12:10PM (#28748704)
Alternatively, this can be read as: even an isolated island nation with low population, almost no migration into the country, and high compliance rates was unable to stop COVID via lockdowns (and no vaccines).
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