(Poll) If a new disease with a similar fatality rate to pre-vaccination COVID appeared again…

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And the government started to issue instructions about rules, hand washing, masks, social distancing, not meeting up with people, and the like, similarly to what happened in 2020-21….

What would your response be?

A: I would follow the rules more strictly than I did last time (because WFH has made it easier OR because the deaths from COVID make me feel we should have been stricter last time).

B: I would follow the rules about as strictly as I did last time, for the most part.

C: I would follow some rules or follow most rules to an extent, but would be significantly less “strict” about this than I was during COVID.

D: I would be much, much less strict or would completely ignore most rules/instructions, insofaras I was able to disregard them.

I’m just trying to work out whether the COVID experience and aftermath has shifted the Overton window and made people more open to the idea of following rules etc. to contain infectious diseases, OR alternatively whether people have grown a bit more blasé about diseases, disillusioned about governments or concerned about negative aftermaths of pandemic control measures.

For what it’s worth, I’d be a C (although I was never very strict first time round either to be honest).

And MNHQ, can we please get a proper poll selection option that goes beyond YABU/YANBU options?

D

B

D

D. I ignored a lot of the rules during Covid (the ones that I could) so I certainly wouldn't follow them next time.

D

This government have showed they absolutely cannot be trusted and I sacrificed way too much last time.

B. But would depend on the rule - I’d wear a mask indoors in busy places for example, I wouldn’t take much notice of one way systems on footpaths in the middle of nowhere or taped off benches in parks.

D

D

D

I personally think we should be much stricter in guarding the truly vulnerable by providing a lot more assistance to allow them to shield (financial and practical) whilst letting the rest of us live our lives. I caught covid early on and it was barely anything - thankfully as my job did not stop and unlike many I didn't work from home, I was coordinating the aid for my part of the city too. Making everyone lock down just didn't help anyone, the Swedish government got it right

B, but I live somewhere that had a very different response to the UK. In general I felt like I could trust the government response, and was happy to follow that guidance.

Definitely D, the damage that was caused by the restrictions will be felt for many years. I think their policies regarding protecting the elderly/vulnerable people should be robust but it should not prevent the majority from going about their daily lives. Some of the restrictions were bordering on ridiculous.

Also D and totally agree with this post

A. I’ve always been favour of vaccination. As was my otherwise healthy old dad. It still boils my piss that he died months before the vaccination was released. He’d have been fighting to get the front of the vaccination queue.

let’s not forget the the ‘rules’ came from advice from people who actually know their stuff.

I might have relaxed the rules earlier though. If you’ve had your chance to be vaccinated and chosen not to, well, that’s on you.

D

Ooh, I’m interested that most people are either B or D! I actually thought C would be the commonest response, but then it was my choice of response so I am biased.

What about option E. I followed the rules strictly last time and would do so again.

D
TBF I did the bare minimum during COVID and was strongly against the restrictions

B

B

For the safety of the vulnerable

So far, the D’s are approx double the Bs, and then one A so far.

I’m a C too OP!

B

D

D

Also a C
I was VERY lonely during lockdown and started drinking a lot. I wouldn't do that again knowing what I know now.