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  Yep. If there’s a lesson from other countries that tried zero-COVID (NZ and Australia, for example), it’s that all you’ve done is buy a little time to get everyone vaccinated.
context: Now Chinese can travel internationally? With covid so rampant there, other countries need to either stop or control even more incoming Chinese visitors. >
  
  You can make all the wise-cracks you want, but there are a couple of realities that are worth considering.
  The first is that China's zero-covid policy has spared them the worst of this virus until this point. They've probably fudged numbers here and there and were willing to go to extremes (like welding people into their apartments), but China has not yet faced the same challenges most countries have had with Covid-19.
  The second is that the virus ultimately beat the zero-covid strategy, and it is now beyond the control of government. China is about to face its first real wave of Covid, and the human cost is going to be staggering. >
  
  Yep. If there’s a lesson from other countries that tried zero-COVID (NZ and Australia, for example), it’s that all you’ve done is buy a little time to get everyone vaccinated. >
  
  And that actually might be well worth it.
  We won't actually know until we have solid data on outcomes... hindsight will reveal the lessons of this pandemic. >
  
  100% agree. China’s (and Australia’s, to be fair) mistake was not being aggressive enough with vaccination, and also relying solely on their less-effective homegrown vaccines instead of also using western ones. >
  
  Australia is over 95% double vaccinated. People over 30 are entitled to a 4th, free vaccination. China was vaccinating entire cities of millions in days. Their vaccine was just shit. >
  
  While definitely being inferior to the western vaccines, let's just remember that the Chinese vaccine also works. Just not as well. If I was to meet the virus for the first time, I'd be very happy to take the chinese vaccine too if I didn't have the western alternatives. 
  So the vaccine is gonna have a positive effect, and maybe that's the reason the number of dead are still relatively low when taking in that they have a 1.3b population. I bet their outcome is gonna be way better than say India where the virus burnt through the population at a staggering pace with lots of people dead when it hit them. >
  
  Their hospital system is already collapsing and outside estimates suggest 5,000 deaths a day right now and the wave is a long way from peaking. >
  
  Yeah. But like I said, my best guess is that those are accepted numbers to "get over with it". >
  
  Targeted to what? 37 million infected people? >
  
  Too late Mr. Dick-tator, the horse has left the barn! >
  
  How about roll out the BioNTech vaccine instead of your cheap bullshit? >
  
  Winnie should of brought the vaccines like every fucker else. Oh well Covid-23 here we go >
  
  How about focus resources inward instead of toward Taiwan to get unvaccinated citizens in Central China vaccinated? >
  
  Well, now we know with certainty China won't attack Taiwan in the next 9 months.
  The Chinese military will be called on to support a domestic crisis of overwhelmed hospitals and large-scale death, followed by crushing economic disruption and widespread social unrest.
  And we are all sitting on the edges of our chairs at the end of 2022 wondering what will finally pull the global economy into the real recession in 2023.
  Next up in the news: reports of field hospitals springing up all over the country again like in 2020. And satellites spotting an unusual amount of smoke 24/7 in the vicinity of crematoriums. The fishing fleet will be seen leaving the harbours loaded to the gunnels with AIS turned off in open water. Might have to restrict nationwide travel during the Spring Festival in Jan-Feb. Third term not so lucky.
  Expect a very long wait time for your new iPhone in September. Many companies worldwide will fail before then, especially those highly leveraged with debt combined with being highly dependent on parts manufactured in China. With severe recession, uncontainable social unrest coming to Russia. Bye bye Twitter, the bird is fried. >
  
  Keep going, I’m close >
  
  Thank you for making me laugh! >
  
  It's really funny.
  When China don't force vaccines on citizens, redditors complain about it. If they forced vaccines, they still get redditors to complain about the lack of body autonomy.
  The folks were reluctant to get MRNA vaccines because of supposed side effects.
  Only when shyt hit the fence, do people now say ok it's better to get vaccinated.
  Shrugs... >
  
  It's almost as if the internet shouldn't decide government or corporate policy. (Thank you Elon for demonstrating) >
  
  Let me guess, the cases will dwindle soon after this announcement, we all have him to thank. >
  
  Ahh the ol’ Trump “Just stop testing and reporting numbers” approach. >
  
  Just when there was social unrest and protest against the government for their strict lockdown measures there’s a sudden surge and now they could probably justify the harsh treatment. Yeah I just don’t buy any news that’s coming from china, this is what happens when you isolate the entire country and they don’t get the herd immunity >
  
  There should be no "breaking silence" from a leader in the middle of a huge crisis. >
  
  China protects its populace: dammit China that’s authoritarianism!
  China eases Covid restrictions after years: dammit China that’s authoritarianism! >
  
  Now Chinese can travel internationally? With covid so rampant there, other countries need to either stop or control even more incoming Chinese visitors. >
  
  You can make all the wise-cracks you want, but there are a couple of realities that are worth considering.
  The first is that China's zero-covid policy has spared them the worst of this virus until this point. They've probably fudged numbers here and there and were willing to go to extremes (like welding people into their apartments), but China has not yet faced the same challenges most countries have had with Covid-19.
  The second is that the virus ultimately beat the zero-covid strategy, and it is now beyond the control of government. China is about to face its first real wave of Covid, and the human cost is going to be staggering.