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by nradov 1512 days ago
Which specific limits on freedom are necessary? What are the criteria for determining necessity?
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Those which reduce mortality rate below a desired threshold.

It's a scientific question as to whether a specific limit on freedom (of movement, of contact, etc.) is effective.

But it's a general approximation that greater freedoms mean higher mortality rates during lethal pandemics. And vice versus.

What level of mortality we're prepared to accept, and what level of limitations on freedom, is a political question in a democracy.

> Which specific limits on freedom are necessary?

That's the eternal question. Not just for disease control, but for everything.

> What are the criteria for determining necessity?

In a democracy, ultimately: elections.