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Message to the President:
Encourage responsible behaviour, don't impose restrictions that are futile for 80% of the population!
Encourage the vulnerable and those around the vulnerable to take extra care.
Think of the longterm wellbeing of children.
Message to the President:
Encourage responsible behaviour, don't impose restrictions that are futile for 80% of the population!
Encourage the vulnerable and those around the vulnerable to take extra care.
Think of the longterm wellbeing of children.
2 of 8:
Allow the vulnerable easy access to boosters. Don’t waste effort on, or antagonise the healthy. For the vast majority of the unvaccinated vulnerable, the problem is logistical.
Allow the vulnerable easy access to boosters. Don’t waste effort on, or antagonise the healthy. For the vast majority of the unvaccinated vulnerable, the problem is logistical.
3 of 8:
If this variant is significantly more transmissible, it will eventually get everywhere. Travel bans will be futile as this virus is already in other continents.
If this variant is significantly more transmissible, it will eventually get everywhere. Travel bans will be futile as this virus is already in other continents.
4 of 8:
There is no signal of increased virulence at this stage. Hospital admissions are running lower compared to the third wave for equivalent case numbers. ICU beds have not shown any increase yet.
There is no signal of increased virulence at this stage. Hospital admissions are running lower compared to the third wave for equivalent case numbers. ICU beds have not shown any increase yet.
5 of 8:
Even if there is significant evasion of immunity against infection, there is nothing pointing to evasion of immunity against severe disease at this stage.
Even if there is significant evasion of immunity against infection, there is nothing pointing to evasion of immunity against severe disease at this stage.
6 of 8:
Acknowledge the role our immune systems will play in ending the pandemic, whether helped by the vaccine or by recovery from the disease. Give people hope of an end by pointing to examples of areas that already saw a minor third wave.
Acknowledge the role our immune systems will play in ending the pandemic, whether helped by the vaccine or by recovery from the disease. Give people hope of an end by pointing to examples of areas that already saw a minor third wave.
7 of 8:
Risk of reinfection to date has been very low, and risk of severe disease amongst those reinfected is also extremely low. Don’t hide this fact. Faith in natural immunity does NOT undermine vaccine confidence, in fact, vaccine confidence requires faith in immunity.
Risk of reinfection to date has been very low, and risk of severe disease amongst those reinfected is also extremely low. Don’t hide this fact. Faith in natural immunity does NOT undermine vaccine confidence, in fact, vaccine confidence requires faith in immunity.
8 of 8:
This wave will end as all previous waves, through saturation. A certain level of infections is inevitable. The peak level can be reduced somewhat by responsible behaviour. The goal should rather be to maximise the vulnerable never infected.
This wave will end as all previous waves, through saturation. A certain level of infections is inevitable. The peak level can be reduced somewhat by responsible behaviour. The goal should rather be to maximise the vulnerable never infected.
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