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Originally Posted by Sephiroth
An interesting fork point. Opening up (not criticising it) in an unknown carrier situation (which is where we are), introduces a natural herd immunity path.
The buggeration factor might be that if this is an artificially manufactured virus, designed to defeat immunity, then we're all doomed-ish.
Logically, though, if we're doomed anyway we might as well open up save to the extent that the biologists cabn determine the true nature of the virus.
Complicated.
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The only problem is the restrictions are just one part of the economic downturn. The other part being consumer confidence during a deadly pandemic. Shares around the world are down this morning due to tensions over the virus despite restrictions easing in Europe. Tensions that will remain for some time to come if there’s uncontrolled/little controlled spread and no guarantee of long term immunity.
If in two years people start getting it all over again as immunity doesn’t last the economic impact would be even worse. We’d almost never get back to what we consider ‘normal’.
But yes I agree it’s extremely complicated - with decisions potentially impacting the next decade if we (the world as a whole) get them wrong.
I know that’s a lot of doom for a Monday morning I’m away to cheer myself up with coffee.