Posted on 10/20/2020 7:08:14 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
With cases of covid-19 rising in most parts of the UK, there is fierce debate over the best way to respond. While some people argue for a “let the virus rip” strategy, others want increasing social restrictions, up to and including full lockdown, as happened in the pandemic’s first wave.
But is there another way? One idea gaining ground is that countries should hold regular pre-emptive lockdowns, each lasting about two weeks. They could be timed to coincide with school holidays, minimising disruption to education. In the UK, this would mean having these shut downs around every two months.
The concept may sound similar to the short, sharp, “circuit-breaker” lockdown, an idea that has been advocated by some scientists advising the UK government, including chief scientific advisor Patrick Vallance. Northern Ireland began such a lockdown on 16 October and Wales has announced it will do the same from 23 October.
(Excerpt) Read more at newscientist.com ...
Gov. DeWine is excited at the prospect.
When you lock everyone down, it gives you lots of time to think of new and better ways to lock people down.
Consider it a rehearsal for the real pandemic that will come later and be much more deadly. The terrorists have learned a lot this year I’m sure.
Yes, lessons have been learned from this experience.
I have been wondering, why are we doing all of these restrictions, for a virus which is not deadly in the vast majority of cases. Why are we stressing about sending kids to school, when school age kids are at the lowest risk of all? School age kids have a better chance of getting struck by lightning than dying of this virus. Yet we have put restrictions in place as if this is the return of the bubonic plague.
That’s insane. Well, even more insane than the current insanity. Yeah, let’s ruin and disrupt everybody’s lives and careers and future every two months. For a virus that, in the long run, can’t be prevented anyway and has a death rate lower than that of the ordinary flu.
But whatever. Those in government won’t suffer, so who cares?
OK, so protest Supreme Court packing - LOCK DOWN
protest gun confiscation - LOCK DOWN
ban homeschoooling - LOCK DOWN
IRA confiscation - LOCK DOWN
Very convenient.
Weekends, Holidays, every evening, just not during slave (I mean working) hours.
The chicoms were lucky they didn’t release SARS COVID V1 modified to have the spike proteins this version uses to get past the human immune system. Had they let out version one modified the same way the CFR would be 20_30% not 2.4 the outcome of that would be biblical like a horror movie. The DS and globalist know how to lock down a planet now you can take it to the bank the next release will be much more deadly and just as high a gain function if not higher.
It’s a complex issue and it has exposed how the masses react and how governments react. Not a pretty sight. Lots of stupidity on display on all sides of this issue.
The Covid-19 event is nothing compared to what terrorists will unleash which will be more infectious and deadly.
No.
If YOU are worried about the Chicom Cold, then, by all means, self-quarantine, wear masks, social distance, whatever.
But don’t expect anyone else to accommodate you.
It’s a really bad cold. Yes, if you are vulnerable, it can kill you but the survival rate is over 99%.
A vaccine will never work because the bloody thing mutates - like a cold virus - which is what it essentially is.
Only the ‘herd immunity’ thing that Sweden tried is going to fix this.
The math is not hard I will save the calculus lecture. Simple fact is for a pathogen with a R0 of 2.4 which is the current S COVID II rate in America you must, MUST have a immunity penetration rate of 69.5% that means that at least 69.5% of the WHOLE population must not only catch the virus and survive but they must also develop the antibodies AND for long term immunity the Tcell response as well.
Herd immunity is impossible based on this and four other findings related to the antibodies AND Tcell response of this bug.
Yeah sure. Right after we hold the Truth and Reconciliation circles of trust.
It's difficult to imagine anything more inane than this practice of lockdowns ... but a lot of still-frightened-out-of-their-minds American women and American scared little b!tches (formerly known as American "men") think it's a great thing to do.
“the next release will be much more deadly”
Every now and again a story gets out about radical environmentalists getting together and speaking wistfully about the “right virus” coming along. We have an electronic billboard outside the town I live in. About 2 months ago they were rotating an ad with wording to the effect of “Will CO2 emissions stay down after Covid-19 is over?”. The next release is a very real threat.
Flu cases ‘drop’ 95% compared to last year. Are patients being misdiagnosed as having COVID-19?
https://noqreport.com/2020/10/19/flu-cases-drop-95-compared-to-last-year-are-patients-being-misdiagnosed-as-having-covid-19/
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