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> Aren’t infected people required to quarantine for a period of time?

No?

Only some subset of those who are infected are required to isolate / quarantine.

Those who don’t get tested are free to meander.



> Those who don’t get tested are free to meander.

And we should call them for what they are: mobile biohazards.

There are established protocols and procedures for dealing with such.


All humans are disease vectors.

I’m not convinced we, here in Australia anyway, have achieved a balance sufficient to satisfy my particular set of beliefs - as far as they go in this five minute period.


> Those who don’t get tested are free to meander.

Since worklplaces and public transport require at tests for the unvaccinated now, those walking around untested are mostly the vaccinated.




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