The P&R Plague Thread (Covid-19)

[Scarlet]

Cases above, hospitalizations below

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[teachercd]

#Lockdown

#OnlineLearning (I could use a longer summer break!)

#StimieChecks

 

[Guy Chamberlin]

You think more Americans will wear masks?

More than pre-pandemic. I think we'll see the number go from zero to some. 

 

[teachercd]

More than pre-pandemic. I think we'll see the number go from zero to some. 

Oh yeah, for sure.

 

[BigRedBuster]

People whining about masks.  Those poor poor souls…

People not understanding what the actual points being made are 

 

[teachercd]

People not understanding what the actual points being made are 

Sadly, this has become the "thing"

"Oh it is just a mask"

Agreed and clearly that is not what we are talking about.

 

[nic]

Uh oh. Someone better start a new thread...

https://www.foxnews.com/health/new-virus-detected-china-infects-35-people-what-know

 

[BigRedBuster]

They must feel comfortable with the percentage of population they have been able to implant chips in in the last couple years.

 

[nic]

I wonder what else we are going to learn. We are glad we let our kids continue to hang out with friends  during the pandemic.

https://www.foxnews.com/media/parents-doctors-lament-devastating-effects-pandemic-school-closures-mental-health-crisis-worsens

 

[nic]

Good for them.

https://www.foxnews.com/media/health-care-workers-win-10m-settlement-hospitals-covid-vaccine-mandate-big-wakeup-call

 

[ZRod]

Good for them.

https://www.foxnews.com/media/health-care-workers-win-10m-settlement-hospitals-covid-vaccine-mandate-big-wakeup-call

I highly doubt they didn't want the vaccine because of their religion...

But regardless I'm not sure nurses should get an exemption anyway. They have to be regular vaccinated for various illnesses and tested for TB. It just a part of the job, much like being in the military means you get a laundry list of vaccines.

 

[Decoy73]

Good for them.

https://www.foxnews.com/media/health-care-workers-win-10m-settlement-hospitals-covid-vaccine-mandate-big-wakeup-call

Disagree.  I'd wager that in most cases "Religious exemptions" from non-vaxers are bogus excuses for their political decisions.  No one is forcing them to remain in the health care field.  We're all fortunate that Omicron bailed us out from Delta.

 

[Archy1221]

We're all fortunate that Omicron bailed us out from Delta.

Do you mind me asking what you mean by this?  

 

[Decoy73]

Do you mind me asking what you mean by this?  

Omicron = more transmissible, less virulent, provided immunity from Delta --so Delta essentially went away because of Omicron.

Delta = high virulence (more hospitalizations, increased death risks, long COVID, etc)

I'm in no way minimizing any of the Omicron's strains.  Especially since they appear to be adept than Delta at resisting vaccination antibodies vs just waning immunity.  But Delta was bad and caused more lung effects that Omicron has so far.  We are fortunate with that.  I'm still going to be signing up for the first booster with BA.4/BA.5 protection, though.

 

[Archy1221]

Omicron = more transmissible, less virulent, provided immunity from Delta --so Delta essentially went away because of Omicron.

Delta = high virulence (more hospitalizations, increased death risks, long COVID, etc)

I'm in no way minimizing any of the Omicron's strains.  Especially since they appear to be adept than Delta at resisting vaccination antibodies vs just waning immunity.  But Delta was bad and caused more lung effects that Omicron has so far.  We are fortunate with that.  I'm still going to be signing up for the first booster with BA.4/BA.5 protection, though.

Thanks for the reply.   
 

reason I asked was I though Omicron put a wrinkle into the downtrend in Delta infections.   I could be miss remembering, but thought the vaccine was protecting good against Delta combines with previous infection was going to have Delta burn out.   Meaning Omicron would have been a net negative. But I could very well be misremembering.