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Please. The video you cited didn't even offer much insights. We already know right from the start that inactivated vaccines target a broader T-cell response than mRNA because it's the whole virus while mRNA focused on the spike. But that's just theoretical. Inactivated vaccines turn out to...

Sounds like a copium reason. It's been similarly observed in other countries. All studies have biases? Yeah I agree, listen to the real experts: Singapore's Ministry of Health In SG you need to take an additional dose of Sinovac to be considered vaccinated. As seen in my previous post on...

That's because the death rate for those under age 60 is close to zero. In HK, latest stats as of 28 Dec 2022 show that the death rate of those inoculated with Sinovac is around twice of those inoculated with Pfizer for those above 60 age groups...

Great. The more NK fires, the easier it is for Japan to justify their increasing military posture.

It's pretty clear at this point that the stats released by China are unreliable as they have very different classification methods from the rest of the world. Previously they don't add asymptomatic cases to their official count, and according to their numbers, ~90% of all cases are...

I doubt that 70-80% has already been infected in China. Maybe in some cities, but certainly not across all of China with ~40% rural population. In Singapore we started loosening restrictions since Delta last year. This year each Omicron infection wave lasted around 3 months. ~6 weeks for each...

No.

Did I say that?

It's less deadly but much more infectious. Which means hospitals are in greater risk of getting overrun in a short period of time. Case in point, HK's peak Omicron deaths is >3x of the US's peak deaths during Delta even though Omicron is supposedly to be much milder...

Great job. Some points to add: 1) I think you forgot to multiply China's population by 70% to reach the theoretical herd immunity. So it will be 3.1mil deaths * 0.7 = 2.17mil deaths. Though that's only for the first wave in ~2-3 months. Infections and deaths will continue to occur as seen in...

Seriously, instead of spending so much on testing they should've dedicated more resources on educating and vaccinating the elderly. China had almost 3 years to prepare but the booster rate for those age above 80 is only 40%. Maybe these elderlies will be less stubborn and start vaccinating...

An exaggeration. Yes, they are gonna have it rough for the next two three months or so, but after a certain level of herd immunity is achieved they will return to normalcy like the rest of the world. Having intermittent lockdowns for an indefinite period of time is a greater risk for the...

Both sides are guilty, and both have to eat their words after that. So don't take schadenfreude on other people's misfortune. https://www.bbc.com/news/business-51276323

Indeed, it's the 3rd largest economy in the world after all. People just tend to overlook Japan due to its fairly restrained foreign policy.

He lacks critical thinking. He thinks the world is as binary as he makes it out to be.

The US could've just manipulate their currency like many other countries by unilaterally dumping the USD, which has massively appreciated by almost 50% in the prior 5 years, instead of reaching a consensus with other economic powers to collectively dump the USD. Japan's economic stagnation...

It's their fiscal budget, not military budget.

https://www.todayonline.com/commentary/commentary-deep-dive-strategic-significance-singapores-new-submarines-2077726 Commentary: A deep dive into the strategic significance of Singapore’s new submarines In World War II, Allied submarines and surface combatants conducted massive operations...

Impressive granular data released by the HK government. https://www.covidvaccine.gov.hk/pdf/death_analysis.pdf Coronavac: Sinovac Comirnaty: Pfizer