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Originally Posted by Azure
Did anyone actually think COVID zero is a practical policy?
As soon as we began seeing how effective the vaccines were, the solution was to get everyone vaccinated, not keep restrictions and lockdowns in place for 300+ days while twiddling around on vaccination supply, nevermind employing highly restriction lockdowns that kept businesses closed that could easily operate with minimal risk.
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Actually it was most definitely being handled as a practical policy in Aus and NZ. As early as 2-3 months ago they were both still pushing Covid 0 and keeping the borders closed until next June, at the earliest, after the Australian election had concluded.
These Island nations were able to function relatively normally (albeit without foreign tourism and the inability to visit loved ones abroad) from last October to this July and this lead many citizens to feel like they didn't need to worry about rushing to take vaccines despite many doses being available to them. How quickly things change.