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It's a scientific question as to whether a specific limit on freedom (of movement, of contact, etc.) is effective.
But it's a general approximation that greater freedoms mean higher mortality rates during lethal pandemics. And vice versus.
What level of mortality we're prepared to accept, and what level of limitations on freedom, is a political question in a democracy.
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It's a scientific question as to whether a specific limit on freedom (of movement, of contact, etc.) is effective.
But it's a general approximation that greater freedoms mean higher mortality rates during lethal pandemics. And vice versus.
What level of mortality we're prepared to accept, and what level of limitations on freedom, is a political question in a democracy.