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  Would need some breakthrough in immunology that can go beyond just priming the immune system.
context: Wednesday’s too late for coordinated action. But a perfect time for a discussion of course  : ) >
  
  They are like 10 days late already. Like always. >
  
  Maybe the exact source is not found yet but it is somewhere in China >
  
  Decision making like this will just let the virus spread more before action is taken. We already have new variants detected which are better at evasion (XBB 1.5) >
  
  Like wtf is that news?  no one knew bout covid  before china opened  borders? >
  
  Most people by now have expected COVID to finally fall in its infection severity from pandemic to endemic. >
  
  How do borders affect that?? Covid is already everywhere >
  
  Not every variant of covid is everywhere but either way limiting the amount of covid positive patients coming from the new high-infectious areas does slow progression in the countries who effectively work together to limit it. >
  
  Is there any evidence that closing borders to only one country does anything at all? As far as I can tell it has never done any good. >
  
  Countries aren't closing borders. 
  Instead what they are doing is implementing entirely reasonable and easy to follow precautions, like having someone do a rapid COVID test. >
  
  Is there any evidence that has ever helped? >
  
  Yes, it would help catch the people who take that test, and get positive results. 
  What are you an anti masker who thinks that if someone has COVID, they shouldn't wear a mask or something? 
  Doing a test allows those people who test positive to be more informed, so they can do stuff like wear masks, or quarantine, if they have COVID.
  So that's the evidence. It is well established, if you believe in the science, that if someone has COVID they should wear a mask or quarantine. >
  
  If only the EU was informed about this COVID thing that started last Friday (or maybe over two years ago - I am not sure) >
  
  :Slowpoke >
  
  Are they going to discuss the XBB variant ripping through America right now? >
  
  This seems pretty hypocritical of EU.  And way to late to do any good. >
  
  Keep the Chinese where they are. In China. Don’t let them spread it again so that everyone shares the burden of the disease. >
  
  And make their government pay reparations for the global deaths their "safe face" policy caused. >
  
  You'd wish there was a permanent COVID vaccine...