Originally Posted by
Excargodog
At least in California.
https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/artic...s-15819841.php
Good Preventive Medicine depends upon the credibility of the Public Health authority and the government itself. Even in liberal California the actions of these agencies have undermined that credibility. Instead of leaders and teachers these people have become - in the opinion of those they work for - little more than common scolds. This has been a huge failing for faith in government.
An excerpt:
The author brings out a good point. We are dealing with people. THEY are the focus. If it doesn’t work with people, it’s the wrong policy, regardless of what the model predicts.
Having an article filled with the point of view of Covid hoaxers does not make their reasonings very credible. It’s just a laundry list of hoaxer talking points. The article says to trust the people instead of shutting things down, they’ve been doing that. That’s not a solution, that’s just a hoaxer talking point. At least shutdowns control the numbers. But of course hoaxers don’t believe there’s a problem here to begin with but they’re offering solutions, so it’s a big paradox.
“People haven’t seen their families in CA because of heavy restrictions” It’s laughable, CA has been open basically since the first lockdowns ended back in spring. If you’ve been to LA or Bay Area it almost looks pre pandemic, even right now. That’s part of the reason why cases have been high. It’s not because they closed outdoor dining, the cases already skyrocketed there even before outdoor dining was closed. There’s other reasons and predictably the Covid hoaxer article is not interested in them. They’re still stuck on closed gyms and bars. The lockdowns are there because people don’t listen, it’s not because there are lockdowns and so they’re not listening.