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Just looked at the UK and Israel, as they probably are a glimpse into what we should experience as our vaccine uptake continues. They're both in pretty good declines. Compared to our major states:Our CDC director and media: OMG THE UK VARIANT
Me looking at the UK case curve on Worldometer:
Just tell them that gambling is illegal sir and you never slice that usually seems to work out.
Yep. 9 times out of 10, I hate to "deny the science" ... but until better information comes out, reports on the variants in popular media are scare tactics and click-bait.Our CDC director and media: OMG THE UK VARIANT
Me looking at the UK case curve on Worldometer:
I called them and the only thing they really are going on is if you have any sort of symptoms lingering, post shot. So it's up to the individual, no standard timeline for any vax. Will give blood tomorrow.
Right now I view the variants as a consideration - we’re well on our way to beating this unless the variants cause a problem. I’m not really worried about it but it’s still something to watch. My co-worker claims that the ‘plan’ is to have everyone get a booster during flu season. I can’t see any reason why at this point.
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There is nothing that stands out as crazy about that data. The 3 deaths were all elderly. We know that it has a higher likelihood of not working in the older crowd and that it can take longer to work. All were within 3 weeks of 2nd vaccination i think.[icon] said:
The only absolute contraindication is immediate hypersensitivity to the vaccine, or one of its components. Stuff like anaphylaxis, hives and angioedema (diffuse swelling, which can impair breathing).
I know it makes intuitive sense, but has anyone posted objective data on air scrubbers and rates of respiratory infections? @GroveDiesel @beer 30?
Absolutely. I’m all for maximizing our understanding, but there are too many variables to intellectualize every infectious ebb and flow. Sometimes sh!t just happens.
License and cc for me. Hate carrying a phone, and often leave it at home, but recently converted to an iWatch which I’m a lot more likely to wear.
I wonder what the Venn diagram of pandemic bar patrons and stupid, selfish people looks like? Probably there’s fair overlap that increases as the night goes on.Governments are capable of shutting down bars. They can’t make stupid and selfish people stop being stupid and selfish.
This is one of those things where I don't want to question this situation, but if this really was a "Thing", then wouldn't other instances of this be happening elsewhere that would contradict what we've heard about the vaccines 100% preventing serious illness?
These anecdotes are going to get louder. The Anti-Vax campaign depends on this now. It's going to be like the early stories of "Healthy attractive 25 year old yoga instructor dies of Covid"
Yup. The stories will be told and passed around frequently. Like my wife's college roommate who told us that her best friend's cousin woke up in an ice-filled bathtub in Vegas way back in 1996.
Transmission Rate. I know there's way more factors etc but that number has been a good quick indicator which way we are going
It's very easy to find information on air scrubbers and allergic respiratory diseases. Haven't yet found a quick rundown on air scrubbers and viral respiratory infections.
I agree with everything you just said, but to clarify I don't think @[icon] is an anti-vaxxer. Actually I vaguely remember him posting about getting a shot.
I get it, but don’t like taking anything for granted, even if “common sense” suggests otherwise.
Incidentally, there are also ozone water purification devices for swimming pools ... those don't work either.
Yep I'm fully vaccinated as of mid February.... and as firm a pro-vaxxer as you'll find.
Obviously, I'm not a doctor ... just speaking for myself here:
You'd be surprised how many people qualify as "obese" by the definition the medical community uses (30 or more kg/m2).
The only things you might check are immunoglobulin levels and antibody responses to other vaccinations (childhood vaccines + others if over age 50), but that would really only be indicated if the person had a history of recurrent infections like sinusitis, pneumonia or chronic diarrhea. And HIV testing.
While I agree you should have received your vaccine relatively early as a frontline worker, autistic spectrum disorders don’t put you at increased risk from covid.
The autism advocacy groups pushed hard for vaccine priority access claiming high risk. Three times as likely to catch covid or have a severe outcome was a pretty common figure thrown around. I think it was heavily skewed by group living situations for severe cases of these groups.
As our office eases back to normal operations, I work with a combination of "I can't get COVID!" twenty-somethings and several older "just a flu" people*.
Based on what I've read we are high up there not as high as others but pretty high do to the fact we are at higher risk for other health issues that are high risk.
Yeah that's why I just said we should have better terms and qualifications for obese. plus a lot of people it's their own doing not eating right (I blame the FDA for approving all the poison they allow in our foods) and lack of exercise. Others have underlying issues that can't help their weight gains or from medications they take and I don't fault them. Just aggravates me that people as lazy as my friend who have been out of work and qualifies as "overweight" (Like I said he's probably like 10-15LBS over weight not huge health risk compared to someone 100-200LBS over) gets it before me? That just isn't right. I'm not saying I've risked more then others but I risked enough living with people at high risk with one person who already got it.
FL is so backwards on this. I have customers who's kids went down to FL for Spring Break. One Customer is a nurse at the Hospital I was born at and her parents have been super careful was surprised they let her go down there.
Being an essential worker you'd be surprised how many of my coworkers are Republicans and Trump Supporters. No surprise both my Store Director and ASD are Republicans but for some of the workers I was a bit surprised. I work with a few older people who think it's just a flew and some younger ones who think they can't get it. I've had a few kids who stopped though working and came back recently because their parents didn't want them working or they lived with people that were very high risk. I've noticed when I work late and Nightcrew comes in and I work past 11 (when We close) and come in early around 5:30 most of the night crew and anyone else working aren't wearing masks. I will sometimes take it off in the back for a minute to either adjust it or some relief but not taking it fully off.
When you have an entire population that needs to be vaccinated as quickly as possible, there is no time to determine who is at high-risk because of their own making and thus doesn't "deserve" their place in line. It may not seem fair to you, but it's not a consideration and was never going to be. Complaining about it is not going to solve anything.
Dude, you should move to a non-rural part of South Jersey. Everyone seems to be compliant here.
