• 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.

      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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      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.

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