#12929990, By RunningWolf Coronavirus

RunningWolf 5 Jul 2021 14:12:19 39 posts
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I'm not defending the government's handling of this crisis here because I am of the opinion that they've well and truly bungled it.

But there is more credit to reducing restrictions than simply ramping up the economy:

1.) Mental health is the real crisis here. Anxiety, depression, agoraphobia, etc has shot through the roof.
2.) There is a critical backlog of people who require non-Covid related treatment.

In a vaccine-world, hospitalisations are the true metric here. Not cases. The cost of staying closed/restricted is increasing every day.