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No. That's the government's job. China is not some impoverished country.
> China is not some impoverished country. That's not obvious. Here are some countries with higher estimated GDP per capita than China: Mexico (roughly equal) Malaysia (10% more) Romania (24% more) Uruguay (69% more)
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That is false. The rates of vaccine refusal for secular Jews is the same as the general public. The rate of vaccine refusal for Orthodox Jews is radically higher than the general public--second only to Jehovah's Witnesses on a proportionate basis.
That is utter nonsense: "However, the New York State Health Department reports the average vaccination rate for measles among the nearly 200 Jewish K-12 schools in Brooklyn — mainly in Borough Park and Williamsburg — is 96%, six percentage points higher than the statewide average among private schools. In contrast, six other New York counties have a vaccination rate below 50%." And just to be clear, these are Orthodo…
https://www.jta.org/2019/06/07/united-states/heres-what-we-k...
The County at issue in that outbreak confirms the low vaccination rates as of 2018 and 2019, when the outbreak actually occurred.
Setting aside quality assurance and risk assessment/mitigation, I'm seriously impressed with the speed in which they construct complex infrastructure. The are some good reasons we don't quite go at this pace, but there are lots of good lessons about expediency to be gleaned as well.
This is exactly the opposite of complex infrastructure. They're reducing a hospital down to the essentials: beds under a roof. If it weren't winter, they could've gotten away with just using tents, too.
There are additional examples of China's construction prowess that perhaps better represent the point I was making.
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> Setting aside quality assurance and risk assessment/mitigation, I'm seriously impressed with the speed in which they construct complex infrastructure. Not only infrastructure, it's just everything here glides like on butter in comparison to my experience in Canada and US, both in public and private spheres. My experience making business in Canada: drag and head current in everything. That's a part of the culture: t…
This is kind of rich on an article about coronavirus, a disease which is linked to poor regulation of Chinese meat markets... Of course things go smoothly if you only adhere to the lowest standards, and 'anything goes' attitude.