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Originally Posted by Jaymoss
or they get seriously ill suffer for a long time or die. Maybe me maybe you maybe someone I love maybe someone you love
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That can happen with other things too though. I'm not suggesting that reasonable measures shouldn't be taken to prevent covid deaths but it's only one thing in a whole host of things which need to be considered.
We don't go all out on flu - though that has a lower fatality due to existing immunity and flu jabs - even though people with certain health conditions are vulnerable to that too, and can be hospitalised and die.
I think it's sensible taking reasonable precautions to try and slow this down both getting in and spreading within the country but really these measures are like sticking your finger in a leaky dike and expecting it to stop, it won't. It is no doubt here and the damage is already done, if it's that transmissible maybe even a full lockdown won't stop it, boosters are the way to go whilst they look at a new vaccine if it's needed. But it may well turn out the virus is milder and/or won't take off. Only hindsight will give the answer there.