I am a New York City public high school student. The situation is beyond control

Re:I am a New York City public high school student. The situ... by astrange on Sunday January 09, 2022 @02:56AM (#29861262)

"Lockdowns" delay spread - well, actually they just force essential workers to get sick first - but what's the point of delaying it? You'll just get it once you open up again. (Somewhat good right now because we're waiting for more antivirals/clearing out winter flu cases, but still not worth the cost.)

China is still trying it but I expect that to fail in a few weeks. Australia has given up on it.

The real question is why Japan is yet again not having a breakout.

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Re:I am a New York City public high school student. The situ... by glandium on Sunday January 09, 2022 @06:13AM (#29862272)

> The real question is why Japan is yet again not having a breakout.

Just wait for it. New case numbers have been multiplied by 10 in less than a week to reach over 8000 new cases yesterday.

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Re:I am a New York City public high school student. The situ... by oezi on Sunday January 09, 2022 @04:16AM (#29861716)

Delaying saves lives because:

- More time to vaccinate.

- Better treatment in hospitals which aren't under stress

- More time to develop pharmaceutical treatments against severe cases.

(I am not advocating for a lockdown. There are much more nuanced options.)

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