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Old 01-01-2021, 16:54   #2262
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Re: Coronavirus
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Originally Posted by Hugh View Post
I can’t forget something that isn’t true (along the same lines as your previous untrue statement "they were all going to die anyway, they’re just dying sooner").

The whole point of the lockdowns were reduce the spread of the virus, reducing the impact on the NHS, and giving time for vaccines to be developed, and then the vaccine stops the virus affecting those vaccinated.
I don’t disagree. However, it was by no means guaranteed, even a few weeks ago, that we would actually have a vaccine. It is only now that we have one you can make a good case for the emergency measures we have in place now.

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Originally Posted by jfman View Post
Ah the Old Boy straw man.

How does the virus die out? Seasonal flu doesn’t die out. Your view that it dies out or “ceases to be a problem” is an assumption based on fresh air. No more credible than your assertion that it would die out in the warmth of summer and we know where that got us.
What planet are you on, jfman? I thought we all accepted that this was not seasonal flu. And you accuse others (wrongly) of using ‘straw man’ arguments.

The last two coronaviruses did, in fact, die out naturally in the UK. However, I agree that we still have some things to find out about this particular virus. Nobody yet knows whether annual or less frequent boosters need to be given to protect the population.

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Originally Posted by nomadking View Post
If the continued spread is inevitable, doesn't that imply that those countries and areas not yet badly affected, still will be badly affected in the future?

The virus needs a host to spread to and be able to reproduce. Even within a host, it has a limited lifespan. That is the reason for self-isolating for a period of time.
It people stop spreading around, then it will "die" out.
Yes, it does, unless the vaccine is rolled out across the world. Without it, New Zealand is only getting a stay of execution. They can’t isolate themselves forever.

How are you ever going to get people to stop ‘spreading around’ as you put it and what good would it do? We’ve already had a lockdown, and yet the perishing thing has returned already.
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