Re:S.Africa says vaccines, prior infection help mildness of ...
by adgjlsfhk1 on Monday December 20, 2021 @12:46AM
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The main problem with using hospitalization is that it lags cases by 1-2 weeks which means it's not ideal for policy making.
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Re:S.Africa says vaccines, prior infection help mildness of ...
by switch007 on Monday December 20, 2021 @04:30AM
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Policy shouldn't be quick, rash judgements. It's got a bigger scope than that. We need longer-term strategies. Quick judgements should be made within an existing policy.
And laws, which take time, for good reason, to propose, debate and pass.
We can't run a country with by changing direction every time case numbers of one particular virus go up or down