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Covid: It's That Bad (www.okdoomer.io)

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[–] 13esq@lemmy.world 0 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

You said did. The article said may have.

There are 18 HA sub types and 11 NA subtypes. The article implies that it was the lockdowns that specifically harmed the spread of the flu.

How long do you want us to be locked down for in the attempt to eliminate the other 28 and the COVID variants too? Please consider that it would have to be a world wide lockdown.

I understand that many people people are happy to swap their freedom for an idea of safety, but many others value their freedom too highly.

Please understand that I'm not saying that the measures against COVID weren't effective. I'm saying that total eradication of COVID is an unatainable target.

Countries like Japan and Korea wear face masks as a normal part of their cultures and dirty behaviour is extremely frowned upon there. They still have flu and COVID.