Re:Did lockdowns work? The verdict on Covid restrictions
by danenania on Tuesday June 06, 2023 @04:27PM
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I think many people were practicing performative masking and social distancing in public spaces, while at the same time spending lots of time with relatives and friends in private. If the latter was what drove the majority of the spread, then masks and social distancing policies could only have marginal impact.
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Re:Did lockdowns work? The verdict on Covid restrictions
by cassianoleal on Tuesday June 06, 2023 @05:09PM
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Sounds like a self-fulfilling prophecy. If people were observant of some rules in public, but not in private, it would almost certainly make private transmission more prevalent.
That doesn't mean masks and distancing didn't work. It's quite possible that if they weren't being observed at all in public, the spread might have been a lot higher in this space.
Assuming the above is true, it's quite possible that public + private spread would have driven the pandemic to much higher numbers.