Snap Out of Your Pandemic Passivity.
"The rise of variants demands action. Here’s why we should join the ‘get-to-zero’ movement.
"The COVID-19 pandemic has gained an insidious advantage. Below the surface, the more infectious variants are rising.
thetyee.ca/Analysis/2021/…
"The rise of variants demands action. Here’s why we should join the ‘get-to-zero’ movement.
"The COVID-19 pandemic has gained an insidious advantage. Below the surface, the more infectious variants are rising.
thetyee.ca/Analysis/2021/…
"Put out the fire
"A pandemic (and COVID is mild one) is viral fire that burns down households, and communities.
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"A pandemic (and COVID is mild one) is viral fire that burns down households, and communities.
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"In a real fire, citizens expect firefighters to do their job. While battling a blaze, they don’t suddenly roll up the hoses and tell homeowners they’d better learn how to live with this fire for now.
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Nor do they sit down and have a Monty Python-like debate about the role of government in fighting fires or how fire trucks curtail the freedom of citizens to park on any street they like
Operating on the reality principle, firefighters get the job done and save what they can
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Operating on the reality principle, firefighters get the job done and save what they can
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"They stamp out every smoldering ember so there is no more exponential growth. They end the threat.
"And that’s what we must do with COVID. The example of Australia and New Zealand says we can do that in five to seven weeks.
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"And that’s what we must do with COVID. The example of Australia and New Zealand says we can do that in five to seven weeks.
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"The choice should belong to [Citizens], and not their politicians. Their passivity has failed us.
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"But it is not too late to choose a life without the virus.
"The choices are stark: We can carry on our witless way and drift on the COVID sea, or change our strategy and go for zero.
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"The choices are stark: We can carry on our witless way and drift on the COVID sea, or change our strategy and go for zero.
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