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Re:Axios-Ipsos poll: Most Americans say Covid is no longer a... by alisonatwork on Tuesday April 12, 2022 @09:39AM (#31002558)
There is a factor that has changed, though - the majority of people have now been vaccinated, and medical professionals have 2 years of experience in treating severe cases. So it's possible that policies such as lockdown prevented a much higher death count 2 years ago, but now that much higher death count is prevented by medical treatments we have since developed.
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Re:Axios-Ipsos poll: Most Americans say Covid is no longer a... by rory on Tuesday April 12, 2022 @09:48AM (#31002689)
Yes, it seems to me like the lessened severity must necessarily be some combination of:

1) Improved immunity (vax and/or recovery)

2) Improved treatment

3) Virus evolution

What else could it be (not rhetorical)?

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Re:Axios-Ipsos poll: Most Americans say Covid is no longer a... by peteradio on Tuesday April 12, 2022 @10:28AM (#31003212)
Less dry kindling.
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Re:Axios-Ipsos poll: Most Americans say Covid is no longer a... by GeekyBear on Tuesday April 12, 2022 @11:53AM (#31004330)
The UK's socialized medical system tracks the percentage of their population that already has Covid antibodies in their system, either via vaccination or a prior infection, or both.

As of a month ago, about 99% of their population has Covid antibodies. I doubt things are very different here.

https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/healthan...

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Re:Axios-Ipsos poll: Most Americans say Covid is no longer a... by peteradio on Tuesday April 12, 2022 @12:58PM (#31005291)
Yea that is probably a very important factor. I pray its lasting in protective effect.
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Re:Axios-Ipsos poll: Most Americans say Covid is no longer a... by lostmsu on Tuesday April 12, 2022 @01:24PM (#31005645)
Is the severity lessened much though? There were more deaths during the last wave, than during any previous wave.
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Re:Axios-Ipsos poll: Most Americans say Covid is no longer a... by rory on Tuesday April 12, 2022 @01:39PM (#31005863)
True. Either severity lessened, or social distancing was largely useless. I'm pretty confident it's the former, but that assumption is implicit to my comment above.
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