December 8, 20214 yr 7 minutes ago, Toastrel said: Parents knowingly send child to school after testing positive for COVID-19, causing 75 to quarantine https://www.mynbc5.com/article/parents-knowingly-send-child-to-school-after-testing-positive-for-covid-19-causing-75-to-quarantine/38449766# What utter a-holes. I wonder how many parents are sending kids to school with COVID unknowingly, because they don't believe the virus is serious, they may refuse to test the child, or they may even want the child to contract COVID (I have heard this reasoning from a few parents; they would rather have the child fight off the virus than vaccinate).
December 8, 20214 yr So if the data from BioNTech's press release holds up this is what we may be looking at... Your individual risk to Omicron hasn't changed much if you've already been boosted. If you haven't been boosted, you probably should. Even though Omicron is reportedly causing milder disease, that's relative to delta which can still knock you out for a few days. The downside vs upside hasn't changed. Better safe than sorry, especially if you are concerned about long covid. Speaking of which, I expect we'll find out more as it spreads but it'll take a while to know with any level confidence if omicron can still result in long covid at similar rates and to what degree. Even though hospital stays seem to be shorter in Gauteng, the stress on our healthcare systems might be the same, or even worse, since the milder disease could be offset by the increased transmissibility. But the biggest issue is that breakthroughs are likely going to be much higher than what we saw with delta because two shots don't offer as much protection. I saw a recent poll that said up to a quarter of those who have been vaccinated are refusing to get a booster. We're only at 60% fully vaccinated as it is, so this means more than half of our population will be potentially vulnerable to infection (though not as clear if they then are just as likely to retransmit it). Even under the assumption that omicron becomes a direct competitor by providing natural immunity against delta, with increased levels of transmission comes increased risk of new variants emerging. And each new variant can set the clock back somewhat if they are still landing people in the hospital at similar numbers as previous strains were in aggregate.
December 8, 20214 yr 12 hours ago, Toastrel said: Try growing up, you pathetic child. I can see what its done for you. Go F yourself
December 8, 20214 yr 11 hours ago, Boogyman said: Your daddy was me. You're on way too much estrogen to be a father to anyone.
December 8, 20214 yr 39 minutes ago, lynched1 said: You're on way too much estrogen to be a father to anyone. Ask your mom. I'm sure after all this time she will own up.
December 8, 20214 yr 32 minutes ago, Kz! said: Let's go. Ishlibs hate to see it. You really are dense. Covid is not going to kill everyone who gets it. I mean, Magic Johnson has been HIV positive for 30 years, but I am not gonna run out and bang AIDS infested who'ars just because Magic didn't die.
December 8, 20214 yr 6 minutes ago, downundermike said: You really are dense. Covid is not going to kill everyone who gets it. I mean, Magic Johnson has been HIV positive for 30 years, but I am not gonna run out and bang AIDS infested who'ars just because Magic didn't die. Magic, and a bunch of scientists and doctors, killed one of my entrepreneurial ideas from when I was in high school. I proposed starting a chain of nightclubs in major cities called Positive for HIV positive people to go out clubbing and banging without infecting anyone else. My teacher did not like the idea and made me restart the project.
December 9, 20214 yr 4 hours ago, Boogyman said: Ask your mom. I'm sure after all this time she will own up. Doesn't recall any shim's. Question: Do you still have to shave your face or does the estrogen take care of that for you?
December 9, 20214 yr 4 hours ago, downundermike said: You really are dense. Covid is not going to kill everyone who gets it. Its not even going to kill 1% of those who contract it. A majority of deaths involving that 1% are due to life choices or age.......just like another recently rediscovered virus.
December 9, 20214 yr 1 hour ago, lynched1 said: Doesn't recall any shim's. Question: Do you still have to shave your face or does the estrogen take care of that for you? I shave daily, I can't stand doing it but it's a habit from decades of wearing a respirator. Now you should probably go do some research on heavy drinking and how it can cause unnaturally low testosterone.
December 9, 20214 yr 12 minutes ago, Boogyman said: I shave daily, I can't stand doing it but it's a habit from decades of wearing a respirator. Some chicks have that problem but for some reason I'm the ***hole for pointing it out. 😒
December 9, 20214 yr The coronavirus attacks fat tissue, scientists find | The Seattle Times The Coronavirus Attacks Fat Tissue, Scientists Find - The New York Times (nytimes.com) Visceral fat is associated to the severity of COVID-19 - PubMed (nih.gov) From the start of the pandemic, the coronavirus seemed to target people carrying extra pounds. Patients who were overweight or obese were more likely to develop severe COVID-19 and more likely to die. It not the unvaxxed people. It's the fat people.
December 9, 20214 yr 40 minutes ago, lynched1 said: Some chicks have that problem but for some reason I'm the ***hole for pointing it out. 😒 You are an a-hole because you brag about driving and working drunk, and because you have the most ridiculously cliched internet tough guy routine I've ever seen.
December 9, 20214 yr I'M SHOCKED, but we can't hurt anyone's feelings. The Coronavirus Attacks Fat Tissue, Scientists Find The research may help explain why people who are overweight and obese have been at higher risk of severe illness and death from Covid. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/08/health/covid-fat-obesity.html
December 9, 20214 yr I'm 4 for 4 testing negative for covid! Still feel like crap but can function and thankful I can work from home. The IT unvaccinated guy at work did end up at the hospital so hopeful he will be able to fight off the pneumonia. He was not admitted. I hope I don't have bronchitis. I have to go to Penn next week for 2 tests, hope I don't have to reschedule and they let me in with a negative test. I've hit my deductible for the year so while I really want to get this done, one of the tests is CT of lungs, not sure I wanna know what they look like, especially if still not feeling 100% well. What a ginormous PITA! Here's another dumb person I work with, she sent me this yesterday: I only cough in here. I go home and I didn’t cough at all. I have been coughing and sneezing, I am sure driving everyone nuts. I think it may be the dry air and it’s so warm in here. I feel fine today. I’m sure I should have stayed home last week, but I don’t want to use my PTO for a sick day. I know, it’s wrong. So, I get everyone sick. I did take a rapid test and I’m fine. I get my booster today at 3:30 and a flue shot. I am prepared to be rough tomorrow but I think I’ll be fine. And for the cherry on top, she just got a promotion.
December 9, 20214 yr 9 minutes ago, DaEagles4Life said: I'M SHOCKED, but we can't hurt anyone's feelings. The Coronavirus Attacks Fat Tissue, Scientists Find The research may help explain why people who are overweight and obese have been at higher risk of severe illness and death from Covid. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/08/health/covid-fat-obesity.html This could help explain why trumpbots are dying so much more often than the rest of us. All along we thought it was solely because they were stupid and unvaccinated but now we're learning it's those two and now also this.
December 9, 20214 yr I don't expect our "experts" to follow suit and concede that Omicron is the end of the pandemic, but it's nice hearing the opinions of some medical experts from other countries that have far less to gain by lying about it.
December 9, 20214 yr https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-59577371 Finland's PM sorry for going clubbing after COVID exposure. I feel the US is out of the hot politician race completely.
December 9, 20214 yr 1 minute ago, Kz! said: I don't expect our "experts" to follow suit and concede that Omicron is the end of the pandemic, but it's nice hearing the opinions of some medical experts from other countries that have far less to gain by lying about it. A sigh of relief for you I bet, especially after that report about covid attacking fat tissue. Hang in there bud, you're almost there!
December 9, 20214 yr 1 minute ago, Toastrel said: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-59577371 Finland's PM sorry for going clubbing after COVID exposure. I feel the US is out of the hot politician race completely. Goddamn. She can prime my minster whether she's been exposed to covid or not.
December 9, 20214 yr 8 hours ago, lynched1 said: The coronavirus attacks fat tissue, scientists find | The Seattle Times The Coronavirus Attacks Fat Tissue, Scientists Find - The New York Times (nytimes.com) Visceral fat is associated to the severity of COVID-19 - PubMed (nih.gov) From the start of the pandemic, the coronavirus seemed to target people carrying extra pounds. Patients who were overweight or obese were more likely to develop severe COVID-19 and more likely to die. It not the unvaxxed people. It's the fat people. Are you trying to tell me overweight\obese people are more likely to get severely ill?
December 9, 20214 yr 10 minutes ago, Toastrel said: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-59577371 Finland's PM sorry for going clubbing after COVID exposure. I feel the US is out of the hot politician race completely. Definitely, some people here used to actually think this thing was hot.
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