A vaccine-evading, insanely high R0 variant like Omicron is a *political* disaster for every nation that has gone all-in for mass vaccination.
Our failure to develop non-vax Covid mitigation strategies, like universal distribution of effective PPE, is a massive policy mistake.
Our failure to develop non-vax Covid mitigation strategies, like universal distribution of effective PPE, is a massive policy mistake.
I am as pro-vax as they come. But it is insane to me that Western gov'ts have put all of their Covid mitigation eggs into the mass vaccination basket, and nothing into universal PPE distribution or air filtration/ventilation retrofits.
Universal PPE distribution does NOT require a mask mandate.
Mask mandates are only for cloth mask theater, where the goal is to curtail the already infected from spreading the virus further.
If I wear effective PPE, I really don’t give a fuck if you choose to go unprotected.
Mask mandates are only for cloth mask theater, where the goal is to curtail the already infected from spreading the virus further.
If I wear effective PPE, I really don’t give a fuck if you choose to go unprotected.
I’m sorry, but there is no natural immunity for a virus that evolves into immunity-evading variants. Catching Omicron and suffering the consequences will give you immunity against Omicron, not the next immunity-evading variant.
https://twitter.com/rickshawtrade/status/1467522396814991374
PPE and air filtration/ventilation are effective mechanical Covid mitigation systems, with pluses and minuses largely uncorrelated with effective biological mitigation systems.
Our portfolio of Covid policies should include both to generate better returns with less volatility.
Our portfolio of Covid policies should include both to generate better returns with less volatility.
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