redtea comments on New Covid wave has begun and masks should be worn again, scientists warn

[–] redtea@lemmygrad.ml 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child)

If we took this approach to those other germs and viruses that you mention, quality of life and life expectancy would plummet as fast as infant mortality shot up. There's nothing special about Covid in that regard except that it needs more respect than many other issues.

Edit: I edited my comment because I was a bit rude. I apologise for that.

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[–] thecam@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

The world will always have a hint of danger, and germs and viruses are included in this mix. Life expectancy did not increase due to public compliants to health measures, it increased due to things like soap, showering/bathing every day or two instead of every few months and the standard for hygeine in factories like meat plants. And medicine has come a long way to cure old nasty diseases.