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Conway Judge's avatar

Within emergency management circles there is a cycle type algorithm often used. Variations of this cycle exist. But they typically compose of the following stages.

Reduction: What can we do to reduce the likelihood of any impact. Eliminate or minimize.

Readiness: In order to respond to any event what do we need ready? What training, what systems, what materials?

Response: How do we best respond to this emergency.

Recovery: How do we most effectively recover after the emergency.

Anyway... This process is fairly basic. I find working backwards is actually better than forwards. Starting with where you want to be and then breaking it down into how you actually get there.

Many steps during the pandemic response have been missed. If you follow the process you will notice there was no expansion of hospitals or clinics, number of medics or various treatment options.

There was no consideration for holistic health interventions like diet and nutrition. No consideration for psychological stress which is known to affect your immune system in nasty ways. No strong utilization of ventilation or other engineering controls. No consideration for other harms beyond physical harm. Eg economic and finance. No significant consideration of freedoms, religious exemptions or of social needs. All of which are needs and or forms of harm.

It was a prime example in my opinion of putting all your eggs in the one basket.

Something that is essentially risk management 101. Exactly what not to do.

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Chief Gregory Burke's avatar

The pandemic was the negativity 24/7 from governments, medical puckacrats and the lying media on how many people died or had a flu

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