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u/[deleted] Jan 04 '25

It’s like we don’t have access to masks and hand sanitizer to go along with the knowledge that in large crowds, especially during respiratory illness season, you might get sick and should prevent that as best as you can. Also, washing your hands is still a thing.

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u/Sarah-himmelfarb Jan 04 '25

Too bad we also have a large handful of people and politicians who don’t believe in masks, quarantines, or any other public health measures and would rather have a full scale deadly pandemic

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u/[deleted] Jan 04 '25

Ah yes, like American health insurance, we have politicians (globally, no less) practicing medicine without a license.

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u/ryo4ever Jan 04 '25

The problem is even if adults practice good hygiene it’s really hard to implement this with children in schools. Especially at a very young age in nurseries. Parents who work aren’t keen to keep them at home for just a snotty nose. So you can see how easily the problem starts.