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stopdiggin

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3. interesting take

Reply to appalachiablue (Original post)

Fri Feb 5, 2021, 06:24 PM

Feb 2021

I don't think most epidemiologists would agree. This bug validated the term 'super spreader' -- and made it's way around the world in relatively short order. Without defending the Trump administration (that deserves almost none) -- I believe the nature of the world today, and it's porous population, made that spread almost an inevitability. It's easy to talk drastic measures -- but I'm not sure how well they fit with that current mold and mindset. And -- we also got lucky with the vaccines -- actually coming on board far earlier than we first thought possible.

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COVID Shouldn't Have Been An Epidemic In Us [View all] appalachiablue Feb 2021 OP

We may be wearing a mask for the rest of our life. Trusting no one, just to be safe. In_The_Wind Feb 2021 #1

God Damn donald trump for all the DEATH and DISEASE and DESTRUCTION magicguido Feb 2021 #2

interesting take stopdiggin Feb 2021 #3

I think that a pandemic of this magnitude was inevitable no matter who was in charge. Initech Feb 2021 #4

+1 -- virtually every pt. stopdiggin Feb 2021 #5