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Re:Australia: Excess deaths in 2022 'incredibly high' at 13 ... by 543g43g43 on Monday December 12, 2022 @03:35AM (#33952337)
The wider point is that, despite some of the most draconian lockdowns on earth, Australia hasn't escaped Covid.
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Re:Australia: Excess deaths in 2022 'incredibly high' at 13 ... by sfusato on Monday December 12, 2022 @06:29AM (#33953524)
Wasn't that supposed to buy them time until they got everyone vaccinated?
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Re:Australia: Excess deaths in 2022 'incredibly high' at 13 ... by slaw on Monday December 12, 2022 @06:48AM (#33953661)
It looks like Sweden approach by not doing lockdowns was better.

https://www.statista.com/statistics/525353/sweden-number-of-...

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Re:Australia: Excess deaths in 2022 'incredibly high' at 13 ... by 543g43g43 on Monday December 12, 2022 @07:31AM (#33953979)
Tell me about it. I was told many times that we should have "locked down harder", like "sensible countries" including Australia, New Zealand, and South Korea.
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