Yes, I think the panic may be causing more damage in terms of exodus from highly infected areas into the rest of the country (UK). Similar to how the Europe travel ban just made more Americans flock back home, bringing scores of the virus into the US in early 2020.
https://twitter.com/dctrjack/status/1341174642719956993
Really want to reinforce that there is a great deal of agency - personal agency - in the control of covid outbreaks.
People deciding not to attend crowded events, whether it's work, social (weddings, holiday parties), religious - can make all of the difference.
People deciding not to attend crowded events, whether it's work, social (weddings, holiday parties), religious - can make all of the difference.
Maybe after proper experiments, it turns out that the new variant in the UK does actually lead to 2x more virus replication (still an unknown!). But it doesn't mean that covid has become suddenly unstoppable.
You can still stop transmission. With your personal decisions.
You can still stop transmission. With your personal decisions.
Even if you believe that (natural) herd immunity could not come faster, this holiday season does not need your help spreading the virus. Please consider that cases are already spiking in lots of cities - you and family do not need to be part of these statistics.
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