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Originally Posted by lazjen
That number was based on doing nothing........
We are not doing nothing. Isolation, social distancing, testing and contact tracing. Makes a huge difference.
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Agreed. But doing nothing was no more an option than millions of infections becoming the reality.
The mortality rate in Oz is at the moment is a mere 1 per million (or so) of population.
While it would be imprudent to "go back to normal" just yet....at what point do you accept further, but minimal deaths, in a bid to return to "normality" ?
Moreover, while I'm looking at Australian figures and think, " yep we've got this "....
I look at the USA figures I suspect will become even more bleak....mainly due a lack of universal health care, and despite their posturing, is this a consequence of being a rich, but remarkably unegalitarian society?
P.S.
Due my round with Cancer, had my annual review scans this week. Without insurance, it would have cost about $A50k if performed in the USA.
I have private health insurance, but they put me through as a public patient. Didn't cost me a cent...
to repeat: " yep we've got this "
