By Samuel Strait, Reporter at Large – October 25, 2021 – Picture credit to theguardian.com We are all aware of the almost prison like restrictions placed on the citizens of countries like Australia, New Zealand, and in Singapore none of which had any effect on eliminating the threat of the Corona Virus. With few exceptions only a handful of countries in the world continue to subscribe to the notion that Covid-19 can be totally eradicated by vaccines, masks, social distancing, or lockdowns. In the two years since the emergence of the virus it has become crystal clear that those efforts are in vain. No Country, no matter the level of vaccination, nor the attention to masking, distancing, and isolation has succeeded in eradicating Covid-19. Enough already can't we just move on. Probably not….. The Biden Administration's insistence that everyone be vaccinated is another clear example of government failure to address the science. China's recent experiences with its "New" surge of infection is case in point. We have been told that China's approach to eliminating Covid within its borders was the model all nations should employ. If you thought Australia's mandates were an assault on the body and senses, it was a walk in the park compared to what has happened in China since the virus first appeared. Recent reporting out of China has included new reports of lockdowns to contain yet another surge of Delta infections in eleven of China's districts. Early on, the World Health Organization reported that China's strict Covid policies had eliminated Covid within its borders. Since that report China has experienced several surges that have gone unreported. Unfortunately the recent surges, one in May of 2021 and another in July/August were too extensive through out the Country to avoid reports leaking out of the Country. China has from the out set sought to reduce infections to zero with no success. As an authoritarian country, China continues to try to defeat the unbeatable. Maybe Joe Biden and Gavin Newsom should pay a bit more attention to China woes. The notion that vaccines becoming universal in the closed confines of mainland China have proven to be a failed policy. Only in China and other authoritarian Countries can these policies be continued. We have already seen the level of resistance increase over vaccines and other impractical solutions to halt Covid-19 in its tracks in this Country and others. There is a lot we do not know about the long term effects of the mRNA vaccines being distributed in the United States, and clearly with China's example those restrictions in an open society do not work! Precautions can be taken for the vulnerable, but society in the United States should open up entirely. If the Covid vaccines work so be it, but let it be a choice like all other vaccines. Covid numbers have become meaningless in the course of constant manipulation to prove political points. Covid-19 numbers, including the Delta variant, are more likely to be in the region of Influenza numbers rather than the "world ending spectrum" once the hype from the media and Medical Establishment subsides. We may not know the ultimate effects of the current crop of vaccines for years to come. We do know that the vaccines are not entirely risk free nor particularly effective, but they are available for those that wish to employ them.