Are you kidding? Those studies have been done many, many, many times. The result was crystal clear. Masks do shit for preventing the spread. For covid we suddenly acted as if the science had changed and instead of looking at real data, we started with bullshit like "filters particles" (as if that matters) and computer models (that are shit, as this article shows once more), and suddenly masks were super! As if. Masks have been the biggest false security item in this pandemic, and those pushing it should all go to hell.

Also mask indoors are theater :). It was all just media panic for liberals. And you ate it all up.

If this were to happen, less of this toxic shit that the internet, social media... we have brought upon us, this would almost make the senseless sacrifice of the past year worthwhile. Fingers crossed

Just look at all the masks help, lockdowns are awesome and the variants are the end of the world studies... All crap. Yet it didnt stop the media and the wokist morons to ruin 2020 and partly 2021.

And no one cares.

Americans flock to Florida in droves, international travel would absolutely explode were the US open. DeSantis is doing the right thing, guy has ballz of steel. People on Slashdot are ridiculous in their assumption, that this would harm Florida in any way. You basement dwellers don't matter in any economical aspect to the sunshine state. So hate on, no one gives a fuck :).

yawn... shall I look up the annual flu victims and post something similarly cringe-worthy?

If you are healthy your immune system will be better and you will have next to nothing to fear from this virus according to all we know. So stop whining.

You could also stay fit and healthy so to not become sick?

About 40% of your tourism is from Australia, the rest is international. That will be about 3.36% of your annual GDP (or about NZ $10.5 billion) that you will lose. Economically this seems like a pretty dumb move.

So if someone connects via Sydney to your lovely island they will sit in a separate plane? Unless you guys completely change they way you operate travelling, this is a bubble that will burst (see Singapore). You only delay the inevitable.

Last I checked about 5% of your economy are based on tourism. Say goodbye to that then :). The virus wont disappear, that industry will.

Actually it was almost 1/3 at its peak in 2000

If only we could attach a small electrical engine to a bike and power it was some sort of battery..

His/her problem is that (s)he is a whiny suburbian that needed to own a house and a yard but not in dirty downtown (or can't afford the minimum 2500 sqft there, that a family of 3 MUST have nowadays). Now (s)he wants to drive his F-150/Gran Caravan every day to work and park for free but there are those dumb downtown dwellers that ride their bike and destroy this dream of his/her.