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Originally Posted by JDMDreams
Should we just do a full lock down for like 2 weeks? Everything is closed every one is off for Christmas anyways. We should just pause everything for a few weeks and restart.  |
I think that's likely unrealistic for a host of reasons:
1) Just delaying the inevitable as Hondaracer mentions. Omicron spreads like wildfire so as soon as the lockdown stops you're back at it.
2) The incremental increase in booster shots given isn't a game changer in a 2 week span. We need more of this though, a lot more.
3) The focus is mostly on not overwhelming the health system so hospitalization numbers is what we really care about. (maybe this will justify a lockdown later though).
4) People are just tired especially over the holidays. I think locking down over the holidays, while saving lives and reducing the spread, will consume so much of the public's patience that we'll end up hurting more over the long term. Gotta spread out the pain.