Conavirus......

[Yppej]

I am very happy to see the UK is giving everyone one dose of vaccine before they give second doses. This is utilitarianism at its best.

[Teacher Terry]

Yppej, I totally agree with you.

[JaneV2.0]

Some poor Dollar Store employee (IIRC) was shot to death trying to prevent a customer from entering without a mask.
I wonder on a daily basis what is wrong with people.

[ApatheticNoMore]

Some poor Dollar Store (IIRC) was shot to death trying to prevent a customer from entering without a mask.
I wonder on a daily basis what is wrong with people.

they just took the "freedom is the right to kill other people" (by spreading virus) one step further, eliminating the middle man as it were.

[Simplemind]

We got a call from our son in Sacramento the other day and both he and his wife have Covid. She had been in the hospital for three days on oxygen over Christmas but they waited to tell us. He was still struggling. They are both in their 30's, in shape with no preconditions. Both work from home and get most things delivered. Scary..............

[rosarugosa]

So sorry to hear this, Simplemind. I hope they both are OK.

[JaneV2.0]

Every time I hear the ignorant "It's just the flu" I want to scream. It's scary because it's so unpredictable, and very unlike any flu I've ever heard of.

I'm glad your DIL is out of the hospital, and I hope they both continue to improve, Simplemind.

[Teacher Terry]

SM, that’s scary and I hope they both recover quickly.

[bae]

My mother's two neighbors, both in their late '70s, just tested positive, and frankly aren't doing all that well.

They have happily ignored our travel restrictions, our social gathering restrictions, and our mask requirements for the duration of the pandemic, including proudly travelling all over the place. They came back from their Christmas trip to a covid hotspot, where they engaged in large-scale family festivities.

So sometime soon I'll have to put on the hazmat suit to go transfer them to a higher level of care, or to the cemetary.

[Yppej]

Today I was remembering how when I complained about masks (which I wear as required by law) some here said if I got sick with covid I should be left to die. I wonder if they are advocating that now for all the people who travelled over the holidays or went to multi household gatherings. It would free up some hospital beds.