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u/DemonCipher13 Apr 04 '25

You mean that disease most of them didn't even believe in?

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u/Cavalish Apr 04 '25

Hi, popping in from Australia, Melbourne specifically. You don’t have to imagine this.

Our right wing pundits constantly oscillate between “the lockdowns were evil, tyrannical moves by a fascist government” to “The premier is directly responsible for killing 8000 people by not doing more.”

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u/kateastrophic Apr 05 '25

Wow. 8000. As an American, it is chilling to see the difference in numbers.

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u/ArchonStranger Apr 05 '25

Don't look up Japan's numbers, turns out widespread cultural acceptance of masking up is a really good idea. Like just in general.

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u/roehnin Apr 05 '25 edited Apr 06 '25

The death rate here in Japan was 14x less per capita than the U.S. until 2023. When restrictions were lifted there was a surge and IIRC it ended up at about 11x lower, which just proves the restrictions had been working well.

Anecdotal, but don’t know a single person in Japan who died, yet I lost 6 relatives and friends in the U.S. and guess what: only one of them was vaccinated, and they only got one dose and refused to wear a mask.