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Would you then say that irresponsibly treating the virus within the US & other western countries actually caused the pandemic to be bigger than it should have been?

>>soperj+(OP)
Even the Western countries that "responsibly" treated the virus are having pretty serious surges now. I guess anything short of a total and complete lockdown was irresponsible.

I'd say that the release of a highly transmissible and moderately lethal pathogen was the primary issue.

>>pagean+Z5
No surges right now in NZ or Australia. Interesting that the place that it actually originated in has no current surge either.

>>soperj+Ob2
What do the three countries that you mentioned have in common? Total authoritarian lockdowns.

Authoritarian lockdowns are effective at suppressing Covid. I won’t deny that. They’re also a complete non-starter in most countries in the world.

>>pagean+vy2
hahahaha. New Zealand has locked down for very little time. Weeks total. They've been open for concerts and everything else in between. The lockdowns would be over if countries had actually done them properly.