I bet they do have some immunity. The country is not as closed off as you think.Quote:
Originally Posted by jp1
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I bet they do have some immunity. The country is not as closed off as you think.Quote:
Originally Posted by jp1
Today I learned that our Iris Society treasurer who I sat by for 40 minutes on Saturday evening tested positive for Covid the next day.
So counting days from this close contact on Saturday: I am three days out and still OK. We shall see.
Are all these positive tests of new Covid cases done due to mild symptoms? Have they had shots and boosters?
There is still testing of asymptomatic people going on as well. Hundreds of millions of dollars are spent on them. One person benefittng is the governor of Illinois who owns shares in covid testing companies.Quote:
Originally Posted by pinkytoe
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/pritz...ing-companies/
But corruption in Illinois? Can't be. Must be a conspiracy theory. Call the Disinformation Bureau. Stop the presses!
The horror. People wanting to not unwittingly transmit a deadly disease to another person!
I’m sure this guy has all the shots and the boosters. I heard that he took the test because he had a slight fever.Quote:
Originally Posted by pinkytoe
It's mutated and is now just the sort of cold, or flu, that has always killed vulnerable people. It is no longer a novel virus. 95% of people have immunity. The danger was in the novelty.Quote:
Originally Posted by jp1
More and more studies seem to indicate COVID can cause lasting damage, including to the brain and gut. I haven't heard of colds and flu doing that.
I’ve also not heard of the flu killing 300-400 Americans/week year in and year out. But sure, the covid deniers must be right. They ‘did the research’. Lol.
My doctor told me that some of her patients have serious long term issues from Covid.
And I guess these lasting effects are not always apparent--like kidney failure.Quote:
Originally Posted by Teacher Terry
I'm not eager to find out if I'm one of the unlucky ones.
And diabetes. Apparently people who’ve had covid get it at a higher rate than expected. As someone with a significant family history of diabetes I have a reasonable likelihood of getting it eventually (grandma had it plus five out of eight in mom’s generation including mom) but I’d rather not hasten that semi-inevitability by getting covid.Quote:
Originally Posted by JaneV2.0
Covid or long covid is blamed for everything these days, since so many no longer believe in the devil.
Did you hear the Buffalo mass murder was driven over the edge by covid? Since the pandemic started he only went to school one day and wore a hazmat suit. He was bored being home, spent a ton of time online, and got radicalized.
That may be true for the shooter but the pandemic seems to have also radicalized people who continued to leave their home every day for work. In some cases I’ve seen it has turned people into radicals that lack empathy and and bitterly resent it when anyone suggests taking any precautions to try and slow down the spread of the disease. Some have even been driven so far over the edge as to believe that god has called them to dedicate their lives towards fighting any efforts to slow the spread of disease and death.Quote:
Originally Posted by Yppej
I've seen a few reliable references implying men may experience ED as a long term covid result. That's some encouragement to get vaccinated.Quote:
Originally Posted by Teacher Terry
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/art...e%20population.
"You're not being empathetic" - the last refuge of scoundrels who know the efficacy of masks has been debunked.Quote:
Originally Posted by jp1
No, I am not interested in suffering because you have irrational anxiety. Get on meds or something.
Feel free to share with us even just one post where you've expressed any sort of empathy. You don't care that a million americans have died of covid and more recently have expressed no concern for the 100's of thousands of North Koreans who are about to die of it. That's pretty much the definition of lacking empathy.Quote:
Originally Posted by Yppej
I'd hate to deprive people who really need them. (see, now I'm showing empathy even to you.)Quote:
Originally Posted by Yppej
Let me virtue signal by wringing my virtual hands. Maybe I could put a Ukrainian flag on my profile picture too.Quote:
Originally Posted by jp1
At least a ukraine flag in your profile pic would indicate that you understand the concept of empathy. Not only can't you bother that but you mock everyone that does it. You should probably tune out of simple living and go back to your onion dinners and bizarre belief that god wants you to kill as many people as possible. The bitterness of your lack of care for humanity and your dinner will probably work well together.Quote:
Originally Posted by Yppej
I am using up the onions I have and not buying more because they contribute to GERD, as does garlic. I used to think the Buddhist belief that you should not eat either was odd, but it turns out there are valid reasons for a lot of religious concepts. Too bad some reflexively dismiss all religion. Their bizarre refusal to accept higher powers would kill as many people as possible, but fortunately groups like AA and NA know better.Quote:
Originally Posted by jp1
Speaking of addiction, record number of deaths due to it during covid. Let's allow JP to get on planes and fly around while closing the drug rehab facilities. Elite lifestyles and lives matter!!
I don’t think you should worry about the GERD. How many people do you personally know who have died of it? It’s probably not as bad as the flu.
this would be an example of a post completely lacking in any sign of empathy.
as we know each other only onscreen, carefully avoiding sharing any information that humanizes one may make one feel virtuous in one’s own value system - at the cost of seeming inhuman.
we all have a right to choose which parts of us we share online. If someone chooses not to share any parts of them that make them seem kind or concerned about others, that person should expect others to react as if they are in fact unkind and uncaring.
Well I certainly wouldn't get a novel vaccine whose side effects are not all known against GERD. And I wouldn't restrict the activities of others over GERD. I wouldn't shut down schools and businesses and rehab facilities and churches and label everyone who disagrees with me a heartless killer. But that's just me, believer in civil liberties. Obviously there are whole swaths of society that revel in authoritarianism and believe they know better than everyone else, and have the right to dictate what other people should do with their lives. Lots of little Napoleons, or Hitler wannabees, or whatever you want to call them, wanting to rule the world.Quote:
Originally Posted by Chicken lady
Smoothly merging two themes:
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Olga showed up in my genealogy research. She was a badass.
Dogs are pretty cool!
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/ar...l.pone.0268382
https://i.imgur.com/SHz0Ui8.jpg
I'm very proud of my community:
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle...ot-even-close/
masking, contact tracing, and all with a huge dose of luck. And natural geographic barriers ( which is part of the lucky.)Quote:
Originally Posted by bae
What is the age of your population? Are they younger than the norm for your state?
No, we are the oldest population in the state. Luckily we also are one of the best-educated counties in the state, and one of the wealthiest. We also have the state's highest life expectancy, and typically are ranked #1 in the state for "healthiest county. In addition, the community is fairly tightly-knit, and people care for and look after each other.Quote:
Originally Posted by iris lilies
We have zero ICU beds in the county, and don't even have a real hospital of any sort, so it was crucial to protect each other.
Then that is very good if you are all on the old side.Quote:
Originally Posted by bae
Congratulations! That shows that masking, contact tracing, and social distancing, along with good demographics and island living can make a huge difference. I think Governor Inslee did a good job, too.
Although we've been wearing masks at work since December 2019, we now have fifteen positive cases with a few of those with symptoms (assisted living facility). The residents who share a table with the sick ones are quarantined. Those who tested positive without symptoms are also quarantined. Those who have symptoms are on isolation (full PPE gear required to enter their room). I honestly don't think I'll ever be maskless at work ever again. These N95 masks make my face break out and take forever to heal. It's looking like this will be a way of life from now on.
My daughter is a sales supervisor at a home improvement store here in California. They’ve all been wearing masks at work since March 2020. Thursday last week they had 8 employees test positive for Covid and 4 more the next day. (Company provides self tests, and requires everyone test every week.) Some with very mild symptoms, but positive nevertheless.
Latest Covid news is that Boston University has combined the spike protein from Omicron with the original Wuhan strain and come up with a new variant with an 80% mortality rate in mice and is 5 times more infectious in humans than Omicron. Congratulations! Outrage as Boston University CREATES Covid strain that has an 80% kill rate | Daily Mail Online
Geez Alan--that's comforting news to sleep on! :~)Quote:
Originally Posted by Alan
Just had husband tell me he got a message early this morning from a friend that friend tested positive. Of course, he and another man spent yesterday with them in a vehicle picking up and delivering for a food bank. We are all in this together. Got all our boosters and our flu shot.
My sister has it. She came down with symptoms on 10/14. We were with her on 10/12, but we seem to be fine so far. We'll follow the guidelines and mask around others through 10/22.
Two weeks ago a sibling caught it. Volunteers once a week at a food bank and apparently another 6 people from the food bank also tested positive. Don't know severity of symptoms. Sibling said "like really bad flu".
Haven't had a flu shot in years (or had the flu) but with all the news about how bad it will be and seeing high rates in TX... guess will do it. Makes me nervous because after the last 2 flu shots I got the flu really bad.
Got my second Covid booster and flu shot at the same time yesterday at Walgreens. Booster in left arm since it usually gets somewhat sore and I’m right handed. Flu shot in right arm. So far not feeling exhausted like I did with three previous Covid shots.
https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local...train/2865815/Quote:
Originally Posted by Alan
Not exactly.
You would be hard pressed to find a legitimate medical authority that would say the flu shot can cause the flu. But it's your choice. Possibly a discussion with your doctor would ease your concerns.Quote:
Originally Posted by frugal-one
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-...0the%20vaccine.