[Zero COVID or coexistence? Mayor Ko pushes CECC to pick]

I’d rather Zero Scooter than Zero COVID. Just saw another horrific accident yesterday. Not sure if he was dead, but he was lying in the street. And yet, the beat goes on while everyone focuses on something that has led to the death of only one (already very sick) person in the last 3 months since Om…

However, the faster spread of omicron compared to earlier variants may lead to a more serious stress on medical resources causing more deaths in non Covid patients. We’ve already seen this actually.

[image] meishijia: I would say it’s fair to say that letting omicron spread after most people were vaccinated has saved lives compared to if we had let one of the more deadly variants such as delta spread when nobody was vaccinated. However, I have no data to back that up. I guess we will get th…

[image] F Simmons: This question has been burning in my mind the last few days: is it statistically sound to say “we’ve prevented a lot of deaths by avoiding covid up until now?” I see this said on Reddit all the time and just wondered what you guys’ thoughts are. Among its other categories,…

Yes, the death rate to 1M population in Taiwan is very low. Taiwan - 39 NZ - 171 Singapore - 228 Japan - 237 Australia - 292 South Korea - 457 Hong Kong - 1229 UK - 2574 USA - 3064

Since our true peers on that list include NZ and HK, I would expect—as the omicron wave moves through our communities—that eventually our death rates will fall higher than NZ’s, and hopefully end up a lot lower than HK’s awful rate. Guy

[image] KongTaigi: need a “medical device license” to import the kits [1587x1123_935662384741] [image] cookiebandit @cookiebandit Individuals are able to "import" (for personal use - no selling) up to 100 rapid tests (one time only). Must be done by 6/30. No fee…

[image] SuperS54: Possibly, however I personally know of several cases were people living together and maskless at home did not all catch covid. A close friend of mind stayed with their child, as in the video, however did not wear a mask and tested negative throughout. Possible he had covid prev…

[image] wingedpant: Some people are seemingly naturally immune. In UK “challenge” studies (i.e. deliberately giving people Covid) some trial participants tested negative even after having virus particles squirted up their nose. There was a case study about one 19-20yo girl who had virus administ…

[image] KongTaigi: I just finished ordering 75 more kits (bulk purchase) from a European company. The total came to 77 NTD per kit (much less than the 400 NTD that I paid at 7-Eleven). In fact, the cost per kit was 36 NTD, but an additional 41 NTD per kit (averaged) was required for shipping. St…

[image] wingedpant: Some people are seemingly naturally immune. Indeed. My grandmother, before vaccines were available, tested positive but was asymptomatic. She said it was because she stayed slim for most of her life because of a good diet, walking, and three cigarettes a day.

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slawa May 11, 2022, 6:38am 874

If someone sells the rapid tests that they imported for self-test, is there a fine?

Yes - 30K to 100K NT.

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