And here in the US, I’ve also got to worry about the tariff shortages 🙃

  • hOrni@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    52
    ·
    3 days ago

    It won’t be a pandemic. The rest of the world isn’t stupid enough to appoint an antivaxer as secretary of health.

    • eldain@feddit.nl
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      13
      ·
      2 days ago

      When the measles get to out-evolve the vaccine in the US petridish, shit could get nasty.

      • owsei
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        7
        ·
        2 days ago

        WHO defines it as “an epidemic occurring worldwide, or over a very wide area, crossing international boundaries…”

        • entwine413@lemm.ee
          link
          fedilink
          English
          arrow-up
          2
          ·
          2 days ago

          It usually doesn’t say it has to be, it just uses multiple continents as an example of a large geographic area. Of course, there are multiple different definitions out there.

          Regardless, it’s silly to assume the virus would stay in the US.

    • amino@lemmy.blahaj.zone
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      3
      ·
      edit-2
      2 days ago

      even if you achieve herd immunity, there will always be breakthrough cases, as with all pandemics. vaccines without respirators, contact tracing, purifying the air, etc etc will lead to the same catastrophic results as covid.

      most countries abandoned basic health measures for covid, and that should alarm everyone for the next pandemic