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© Thomson Reuters 2021.Macron orders COVID-19 lockdown across all of France; closes schools
By Sudip Kar-Gupta and Geert De Clercq PARIS©2024 GPlusMedia Inc.
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Goodlucktoyou
Strange, lockdowns but still spreading?
The Avenger
https://www.brusselstimes.com/news/belgium-all-news/162742/belgium-must-lift-all-covid-19-measures-withing-30-days-brussels-court-rules-verlinden-human-rights-league-ministerial-decree-penalty-civil-safety-act-pandemic-law-coronavirus/
lostrune2
Macron tried to keep the country open - it didn't work
The French are also not taking their vaccines
That combination spells trouble
cla68
Lockdowns don’t work. You need herd immunity.
gakinotsukai
Fake news : there is vaccine shortage and waiting list
lostrune2
Question: What is the purpose of a lockdown?
If your answer is about ending the virus, then you're wrong.
The purpose of a lockdown is to flatten the curve so that the healthcare and hospitals are not overwhelmed. That does not end the virus, but rather gives healthcare workers some relief to breathe and able to take care of their patients.
It is possible to achieve herd immunity without a lockdown as long as the healthcare and hospitals are not overcapacity. However, if on the way to achieving herd immunity, the healthcare and hospitals are overwhelmed, then a lot of extra unnecessary deaths will occur unless there's some degree of lockdown to flatten the curve back down to within healthcare/hospital capacity.
Achieving herd immunity with a lot of extra unnecessary deaths is a high price to pay that nobody would be willing to sacrifice.
There's both a shortage and a lot of skepticism:
"France, Once a Vaccine Pioneer, Is Top Skeptic in Covid-19 Pandemic"
https://www.wsj.com/articles/france-once-a-vaccine-pioneer-is-top-skeptic-in-covid-19-pandemic-11610971051