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Re:Tell HN: China Is Entering Lockdown by beebmam on Sunday March 13, 2022 @04:42AM (#30659263)
It's such an absurd tradeoff for the Omicron variant, which is less deadly than the flu[1]. COVID isn't ever going away. China seems to be willing to pay a giant recurring cost, eternally, for an infection less harmful than the flu. Insane.

1. https://twitter.com/EricTopol/status/1501773203261165570

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Re:Tell HN: China Is Entering Lockdown by rikima_ on Sunday March 13, 2022 @08:59AM (#30660855)
> It's such an absurd tradeoff for the Omicron variant, which is less deadly than the flu[1]

Apparently the data is only applicable for England, which has already achieved herd immunity

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Re:Tell HN: China Is Entering Lockdown by goldname on Sunday March 13, 2022 @07:54PM (#30667007)
Agreed. It's stupid. Feel bad for the people living their miserable lives there. First locked in school all day for 24/7 and now they're locked in because the government is scared
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Re:Tell HN: China Is Entering Lockdown by user_named on Sunday March 13, 2022 @04:48AM (#30659312)
As I mentioned, policy will change after this as it becomes clear that it is not fit for omicron.
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