this post was submitted on 27 Dec 2023

254 points (82.9% liked)

science

14471 readers

851 users here now

just science related topics. please contribute

note: clickbait sources/headlines aren't liked generally. I've posted crap sources and later deleted or edit to improve after complaints. whoops, sry

Rule 1) Be kind.

lemmy.world rules: https://mastodon.world/about

I don't screen everything, lrn2scroll

founded 1 year ago

MODERATORS

[email protected]

254

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

submitted 9 months ago by ugjka to c/science

113 comments fedilink hide all child comments

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

We literally did beat one of the flu variants due to COVID prevention measures.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/09/covid-may-have-pushed-a-leading-seasonal-flu-strain-to-extinction/

[–] 13esq 0 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 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.