• metallic_substance@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    So, this will be extra, extra bad if we have another covid-like event in the USA. People are already divided, things are rough otherwise, and lockdowns will not work under this administration. It would be total fucking chaos

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      Just wear a mask. I bought 400 of them a while ago on Amazon for $40. One way masking sucks, but is highly effective.

      If Trump’s dumb ass hadn’t understocked the PPE last time, we could’ve just all worn masks and then generally went about our business otherwise.

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      3 days ago

      Wait, I thought they wanted to declare marshal law to avoid the election… I bet we start hearing kore about how we can’t have an election because of covid…

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      And again, the population will be affected disproportionately based on population density, which happens to correlate strongly with political leanings.

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      with rfk jr, trashing all vaccine initiatives, it will be a combo of OLD favorites, measles, tdap, mmr, CHICKENPOX. we might see TB again since people are likely to not comply with antibiotic regime, TB being a very persistent bacteria, its naturally resistance to most antibiotics due to its waxy coating the bacteria has, and it develops immmunity to drugs in general.