March 26, 20223 yr 1 hour ago, Dave Moss said: Thanks for liking all my posts directed at @DrPhilly @we_gotta_believe Automatic likes for anyone that clowns on Sweden
March 27, 20223 yr For those who still believe the Rona was developed in nature. Scientist are again working on transmissible vaccines based on the herpes virus. What could possibly go wrong?
March 27, 20223 yr No insurance, it’ll cost you to get tested. https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/medicaid/599898-uninsured-americans-now-to-be-charged-up-to-195-per-covid-test
March 27, 20223 yr 1 hour ago, Talkingbirds said: No insurance, it’ll cost you to get tested. https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/medicaid/599898-uninsured-americans-now-to-be-charged-up-to-195-per-covid-test This is bad policy, rapid tests are relatively cheap in the grand scheme of things. We need to be inventivizing testing and vaccination, not the opposite. If another wave hits and stresses hospitals again, policy makers will again scratch their heads in confusion over what went wrong. We learn from history that we do not learn from history. Edit: I see this may be limited to PCR tests only, hopefully it's more clearly outlined that PCR tests aren't free while rapid tests are.
March 27, 20223 yr Even so, as many of us know first hand, the accuracy and reliability of rapid tests leaves a lot to be desired. I fear that this policy will simply lead to more infected people not getting tested, not isolating, and therefore carrying the 'rona everywhere they go
March 27, 20223 yr 28 minutes ago, EaglesRocker97 said: Even so, as many of us know first hand, the accuracy and reliability of rapid tests leaves a lot to be desired. I fear that this policy will simply lead to more infected people not getting tested, not isolating, and therefore carrying the 'rona everywhere they go With the current variants that’s not necessarily a bad thing. People at risk need to stay vigilant though of course.
March 27, 20223 yr 23 hours ago, DrPhilly said: Well except I didn't post any disinformation. None. What I did do was explanation how the Swedish authorities reached their decisions. All of those weren't optimal especially from a timing perspective. I think we all knew that nobody would get it 100% since we were shooting in the dark for much of the crisis and the situations were fluid and local. 13 minutes ago, DrPhilly said: With the current variants that’s not necessarily a bad thing. People at risk need to stay vigilant though of course.
March 27, 20223 yr 1 hour ago, we_gotta_believe said: You were that giggling idiot at the back of the class room weren't you?
March 29, 20223 yr On 3/26/2022 at 8:35 PM, lynched1 said: For those who still believe the Rona was developed in nature. Scientist are again working on transmissible vaccines based on the herpes virus. What could possibly go wrong? For those still drunk from last night; sleep it off, cupcake.
March 29, 20223 yr 'Biggest fraud in a generation': The looting of the Covid relief plan known as PPP https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/biggest-fraud-generation-looting-covid-relief-program-known-ppp-n1279664 Quote They came into their riches by participating in what experts say is the theft of as much as $80 billion — or about 10 percent — of the $800 billion handed out in a Covid relief plan known as the Paycheck Protection Program, or PPP. That’s on top of the $90 billion to $400 billion believed to have been stolen from the $900 billion Covid unemployment relief program — at least half taken by international fraudsters — as NBC News reported last year. And another $80 billion potentially pilfered from a separate Covid disaster relief program. How not shocking.
March 29, 20223 yr 8 hours ago, Toastrel said: For those still drunk from last night; sleep it off, cupcake. 🖕
March 29, 20223 yr 8 hours ago, Toastrel said: For those still drunk from last night; sleep it off, cupcake. Or maybe go for a long drive in this case lmao.
March 29, 20223 yr 10 minutes ago, Boogyman said: Or maybe go for a long drive in this case lmao. Sure thing Rapunzel.
March 29, 20223 yr I saw BA.2 is now officially the dominant variant in the US. The next 2-3 weeks should be pretty telling about where we're headed. In PA, our weekly averages have continued to drop, but daily cases have a high variance.
March 29, 20223 yr 8 minutes ago, EaglesRocker97 said: I saw BA.2 is now officially the dominant variant in PA, but weekly counts have cotinued to dip. The next 2-3 weeks should be pretty telling about where we're headed. Our weekly averages have continued to drop, but daily cases have a high variance. I think it's now over 50% of sequenced cases nationally too. That we haven't seen arrested progress so far is encouraging, but an uptick by end of April still seems likely, but hopefully it's not anywhere near as bad as what we just went through.
March 29, 20223 yr 14 minutes ago, lynched1 said: Sure thing Rapunzel. Maybe a really long drive down a dead end road then?
March 29, 20223 yr 17 minutes ago, we_gotta_believe said: I think it's now over 50% of sequenced cases nationally too. That we haven't seen arrested progress so far is encouraging, but an uptick by end of April still seems likely, but hopefully it's not anywhere near as bad as what we just went through. I screwed up the construction of that sentence. Meant to say dominant nationally. Not sure what it is in PA specifically. I wonder if this recent cold snap in the Northeast would mean a longer flu season and thus the potential for an acute spike in late spring.
March 29, 20223 yr 40 minutes ago, EaglesRocker97 said: I screwed up the construction of that sentence. Meant to say dominant nationally. Not sure what it is in PA specifically. I wonder if this recent cold snap in the Northeast would mean a longer flu season and thus the potential for an acute spike in late spring. We (here in MI) got wrecked by alpha last spring, so seasonality isn't enough on its own to slow down transmission. That being said, our levels of immunity are night and day compared to last April, so I'm not expecting as much of a surge, but who knows at this point.
March 31, 20223 yr 23 minutes ago, toolg said: Breaking news: There is no evidence ivermectin is effective against COVID-19 @Procus right now
March 31, 20223 yr 11 minutes ago, VanHammersly said: 33 minutes ago, toolg said: Breaking news: There is no evidence ivermectin is effective against COVID-19 https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/14536576 Ivermectin shows ‘antiviral effect’ against COVID, Japan’s Kowa says REUTERS
March 31, 20223 yr 4 hours ago, DrPhilly said: Brutal 😊 Your boy Bret Weinstein isn't taking the news very well either...
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