To: Maurice Winn who wrote (7836 ) 8/18/2021 9:05:08 PM From: Maurice Winn Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 13786 That's right Mq. The alternative is every man for himself, which might be the better way to go. But that would kill 100,000 people of mostly advanced years, obese, unhealthy, with poor diets, low in zinc, vitamin D, A, C and maybe others, and others who have vulnerable DNA or immune system profiles. And cripple twice as many. Every man for himself = 100,000 dead x NZ$30,000 per year = $3,000,000,000 = annual cost saving if they were all old age pensioners with normal medical and other expenses. NZ borrowed $100 billion in one year to cope and still has that cost, plus all the loss of business from tourism and other activity, plus loss of life enjoyment. After killing swarms of older people, medical costs and old age care costs would reduce. Vaccination would apparently end the pandemic deaths or reduce them 90%. Everybody for themselves will be the way to go in a few more months. The cost of closure is too high for the savings of the old, vulnerable and unfortunate. This pandemic mortality is too low for continued closure and economic debilitating. If it was humanized H5N1 with 70% mortality it would be another matter totally. The wuflu pandemic is insignificant by comparison. 70% mortality would be a bigger problem than the Black Death that almost halved the European population. This I just a little training course for ghe real thing. I would like to see who created the virus and why. Were they vaccine manufacturers? Accidently released or deliberately? Many people were working on such viruses. When big money is to be made one must be suspicious and trust but verify. And supervise. Mqurice