[InTheArena]

I think it’s worth noting that the difference between stringent and non stringentin the USA is dramatically different then say the difference in policy between Brazil and China. It may be that the big things - lock down at certain mathematical points versus universal masking mandates makes a huge difference.

[loveistheanswer]

We can't honestly use China as a data point, seeing as how they have been censoring from the beginning, and arresting activists who try to report on covid deaths.

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