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[–] septenary [S] ago
But all the grandstanding, lockdowns, etc., did nothing. So the claimed victory is a farce.
The one critical mistake however was sending COVID patients to nursing homes.
So basically he focused on a bunch of ineffective measures that accomplished nothing - ex. masks - while blundering in the area that could possibly have made a big difference; protecting the elderly.
[–] heygeorge 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
You don’t think that keeping people away from each other, plus a massive campaign to wash hands, would make any impact on spread of a contagion?
That just doesn’t make sense. There is also zero mention of herd immunity in the linked piece.
[–] septenary [S] ago (edited ago)
If implemented early enough and comprehensively enough, those measures could potentially slow down the virus - ie., drag out the period at peak or near the peak - but not stop or nearly stop it.
So what does it mean when the virus stops? It means it already infected enough of the population for herd immunity. It's not the narrative that Cuomo would like you to believe, but it's the truth.
Social distancing was added too late, and not strictly enough to help. The mask thing has always been laughably ineffective. If you've got a big pile of N95 masks, and swap them out twice an hour to prevent moisture saturation, you might be able to reduce spreading the virus to others if you're coughing. But what percentage have been doing that? Zero.