On September 10, 2020 the seven day moving average for covid cases in Denmark was 222 in 2022 that seven day average is now 520. The seven day moving average for deaths was one, it is now three. What has the small nation done to confront this dramatic increase in cases and three fold increase in deaths?
Government officials lifted the remaining restrictions Friday, including the requirement that people show proof of vaccination through a vaccine passport to enter nightclubs.
Why, you might ask would they do this when data shows that cases and deaths are on the rise? Well it might have something to do with this.
Israel has been one of the most aggressive nations in the world in combating covid. It locked down early and hard, it masked up and distanced, it was way ahead of everyone on vaccinations, and has already begun the booster program. Sweden, Denmark's' neighbor, from the beginning and with much derision from the global public health community went for herd immunity. They did enact limited restrictions to protect the vulnerable but there never were any lockdowns or masks. Sweden, for the most part, let the virus run its course.
Now that we know that a vaccinated person can be infected and also transmit the virus, the road to herd immunity, if even possible, is a very long one. Since natural immunity through contracting the disease almost certainly precludes transmission and immunity for a longer period of time if not permanently it is probably the fastest way to slow down the spread.
Of course with natural immunity you don't need boosters to "pump up" your immune system to fight off the virus. There is the possibility that boosters help achieve more permanent immunity against the virus but the vaccine, for all the hype, has not worked as sold to us thus far. I for one am not hopeful that it will do much more than provide temporary protection and line pockets.
So let's mask up and jab the kids and get them used to relying on government vaccines to protect themselves from a virus that does them no discernable harm. Or we could, like Denmark, tip your hat to big pharma then call it a day and move on.
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