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A comment on U.S. warns against travel to New Zealand due to rising Covid-19 cases. Parent comment
They never had a major outbreak with an unvaccinated population.
They never had a major outbreak of Delta or Alpha or any more-deadly strain.
Their first experience with Covid is an outbreak of Omicron, the mildest variant yet, with a highly vaccinated population.
Plus now there are viable treatments.
That was the point.
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They never had a major outbreak with an unvaccinated population.
They never had a major outbreak of Delta or Alpha or any more-deadly strain.
Their first experience with Covid is an outbreak of Omicron, the mildest variant yet, with a highly vaccinated population.
Plus now there are viable treatments.
That was the point.