CV and mad panic behaviour

[kruddler]

Interesting article in the Age today in which medical people note that the Covid response has crushed seasonal flu in Australia.

I guess we have to say Covid measures have saved around 1500 lives that would have been lost to influenza. And a few people vying for the Darwin Award have been saved from themselves as well: fewer people falling off cliffs while taking selfies or having their heads splattered by trees while sticking them out of trains to feed pictures to their instagram accounts.

Why don't we continue lockdowns in the future during peak flu season. We could save MORE lives then.

Given that the flu is kills more australians than covid.

While we are at it, lets reduce all speed limits to 30km/h. Lower speeds = lower deaths. Hell, lets make it 20, we'll save more!

There is a limit to how practical it is to saving lives.