May 19, 20223 yr 20 minutes ago, vikas83 said: It's getting more transmissible and less severe...and most of us are going to get it eventually. There's no need or reason for mask mandates or lockdowns at this point. People should simply do what they want. Want to wear a mask? Fine, I don't care. If a business wants to require masks? Fine, I can either wear one or frequent a different establishment. Lockdowns and mandates made sense at the beginning...we were dealing with the unknown. Now? Let people choose for themselves. Yup. Virus has changed and will likely continue to change. Hospital systems are intermittently strained but not really at risk of being overwhelmed right now. We need to be vigilant still, but overall I have no problem with businesses and people making their own decisions now. I can choose what people and businesses I want to associate with and what risk I'm willing to take. It's the constant recall bias of what this virus was and the complete ignorance of epidemiology, medicine and how hospital systems work that bug the hell out of me. COVID was terrible. Extreme measures were absolutely necessary.
May 19, 20223 yr 4 hours ago, toolg said: My kids elementary school had an outbreak last week. The school has continuously had cases pop up here and there, but they finally sent the entire Kindergarten home with at-home tests at the end of the week. My kid (not in the Kindergarten class) wasn't feeling well, so we tested him. It was positive. He's been quarantined to his bedroom for 5 days. My wife and I have no symptoms, tested negative. Frankly, the vaccine has done it's job. He has minimal symptoms: just a runny nose, cough, and scratchy throat. No fever or anything else of notice. We all caught a cold in March that was worse. We gave my son two rapid test at home after school and before school the next day just to be on the safe side and they were both negative.
May 19, 20223 yr 18 hours ago, Procus said: For those who believe that Covid was a naturally occurring pandemic, monkeypox is coming just in time for the 2022 midterms to bail out the Dems. (EDITED to correct typo on the year. Radical left wing commies hate typos) Kz and Mikemack switched parties?
May 19, 20223 yr 1 hour ago, toolg said: What? https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/about-face-coverings.html https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/coronavirus/in-depth/coronavirus-mask/art-20485449 https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/coronavirus/coronavirus-face-masks-what-you-need-to-know Unless you mean "medical experts", as in those frauds on social media claiming to have some authority making up their own facts. The ones who are not medical experts at all. Yes, masks are a useful tool in the right circumstances. I've agreed to that since the beginning and that hasn't changed. We are talking about the middle of May 2022 with Omricon. Who's out there suggesting general mask usage at this point in the current conditions? Of course if we get a new significant wave that would all change. The other thing that would change is that we would need to up the game to N95s.
May 19, 20223 yr 1 hour ago, vikas83 said: It's getting more transmissible and less severe...and most of us are going to get it eventually. There's no need or reason for mask mandates or lockdowns at this point. People should simply do what they want. Want to wear a mask? Fine, I don't care. If a business wants to require masks? Fine, I can either wear one or frequent a different establishment. Lockdowns and mandates made sense at the beginning...we were dealing with the unknown. Now? Let people choose for themselves. Exactly. The conditions dictate the policy. Things are different then they were back in the middle of say 2021.
May 19, 20223 yr 1 hour ago, The_Omega said: Cases have been up over last year for the past 2-3 weeks, however deaths have been well below last year the entire time. In fact deaths have remained flat at around 300/day nationwide despite cases rising daily. Given that hospitalizations continue to be measured as people hospitalized with Covid, instead of people hospitalized due to Covid, it stands to reason that as cases rise, so will the number of people who are hospitalized for something else but test positive for Covid while there, but deaths remaining flat indicates that this virus has done what every other virus does and become less severe as it evolves. Every death is a tragedy, but we've gotta get back to living our lives. Some posters here will call that reckless, whatever, but me and my family have done what we can to protect ourselves and educate ourselves and have made the decision that's best for us and our family. They're free to do the same for theirs, and I respect whatever they decide. Hospitalizations and deaths are several weeks behind case counts. Because people don't catch the virus and drop dead the next day. It takes some time for the illness to develop into something requiring hospitalization, and even more time for some of those hospitalizations to turn into deaths. I feel we are at just the beginning of the next omicron wave. I share your optimism that COVID may one day turn into something more manageable for most people, a minor nuisance rather than a public health emergency. But we just have to wait and see. I don't think we've reached the end of the tunnel yet. But I hope it's getting closer. I don't advocate for large scale shutdowns anymore, but take some precaution.
May 19, 20223 yr 5 minutes ago, DrPhilly said: Yes, masks are a useful tool in the right circumstances. I've agreed to that since the beginning and that hasn't changed. We are talking about the middle of May 2022 with Omricon. Who's out there suggesting general mask usage at this point in the current conditions? Of course if we get a new significant wave that would all change. The other thing that would change is that we would need to up the game to N95s. Then I misunderstood. Some parts of the United States have already reached High community level where masking indoors in public is recommended again. https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/your-health/covid-by-county.html
May 19, 20223 yr 6 minutes ago, DrPhilly said: Exactly. The conditions dictate the policy. Things are different then they were back in the middle of say 2001. Seriously, back then we were all excited for the development of Donovan McNabb and the world's worst receiving core.
May 19, 20223 yr 5 minutes ago, vikas83 said: Seriously, back then we were all excited for the development of Donovan McNabb and the world's worst receiving core. Man, that was a long time ago. I have to stop posting while I'm doing three other things at the same time including work emails. Just too sloppy.
May 19, 20223 yr 16 minutes ago, toolg said: Then I misunderstood. Some parts of the United States have already reached High community level where masking indoors in public is recommended again. https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/your-health/covid-by-county.html Ok - Let's keep in mind that the CDC is just one voice. There are many in the medical community that don't always agree with their recommendations. I checked Lancaster Co for you @EaglesRocker97 and you're good to go. No mask needed OR just wear one if you want to, all good.
May 19, 20223 yr 21 minutes ago, DrPhilly said: Yes, masks are a useful tool in the right circumstances. I've agreed to that since the beginning and that hasn't changed. We are talking about the middle of May 2022 with Omricon. Who's out there suggesting general mask usage at this point in the current conditions? Of course if we get a new significant wave that would all change. The other thing that would change is that we would need to up the game to N95s. CDC Calls for One-Third of Americans to Mask Up Again https://www.webmd.com/lung/news/20220519/cdc-calls-for-one-third-of-americans-to-mask-up-again
May 19, 20223 yr 18 minutes ago, toolg said: Hospitalizations and deaths are several weeks behind case counts. Because people don't catch the virus and drop dead the next day. It takes some time for the illness to develop into something requiring hospitalization, and even more time for some of those hospitalizations to turn into deaths. I feel we are at just the beginning of the next omicron wave. I share your optimism that COVID may one day turn into something more manageable for most people, a minor nuisance rather than a public health emergency. But we just have to wait and see. I don't think we've reached the end of the tunnel yet. But I hope it's getting closer. I don't advocate for large scale shutdowns anymore, but take some precaution. And that's the thing, literally nobody is advocating for that. It's just a lazy strawman people reach for because they think there's no middle ground between licking doorknobs and lockdowns circa March 2020.
May 23, 20223 yr US Gov't: We can vaccinate up to 6000 illegal immigrants a day. Judge: There are 18,000 crossing a day. What do you do about the others? US Gov't: The American healthcare system can take of the rest. Fing lunatic US vaxxers.
May 23, 20223 yr Can someone please explain to me why, at this point, we still have a mandate to test negatively before entering the country? Because that was a PITA I didn't need.
May 23, 20223 yr 18 minutes ago, paco said: Can someone please explain to me why, at this point, we still have a mandate to test negatively before entering the country? Because that was a PITA I didn't need. I took the damn test and they didn't even check me for it
May 23, 20223 yr 1 hour ago, paco said: Can someone please explain to me why, at this point, we still have a mandate to test negatively before entering the country? Because that was a PITA I didn't need. Control
May 24, 20223 yr On 5/19/2022 at 4:12 PM, vikas83 said: Seriously, back then we were all excited for the development of Donovan McNabb and the world's worst receiving core. It's true the Eagles had trouble getting the WR position right during DMac's early years - but he had great options out of the backfield at varying times with BWest, Duce and Buckhalter, and Chad Lewis was no slouch either. Westbrook was the X factor and was very effectively used as a receiver.
May 24, 20223 yr Two weeks ago we got an email from school saying there were three positive cases in his class. We tested him and he was negative. He has bad allergies and was coughing a lot, but he kept being negative as we tested him every couple days. A week later, my wife tested positive, then a few days later my daughter did too. All symptoms were minor (achy, cough, sore throat). My wife did lose taste/smell for a day. I’ve managed to stay negative (at least that’s what the tests say).
May 24, 20223 yr 13 hours ago, hukdonfoniks said: I took the damn test and they didn't even check me for it We took the tests, submitted them to united and were both "Ready to Travel". Get to the airport and schmoopies test info was no longer linked to the boarding pass On 5/19/2022 at 4:12 PM, vikas83 said: Seriously, back then we were all excited for the development of Donovan McNabb and the world's worst receiving core. Na Brown just told you to F yourself.
May 24, 20223 yr 1 hour ago, paco said: We took the tests, submitted them to united and were both "Ready to Travel". Get to the airport and schmoopies test info was no longer linked to the boarding pass Na Brown just told you to F yourself. Note: Always bring the printout just in case.
May 24, 20223 yr 25 minutes ago, DrPhilly said: Note: Always bring the printout just in case. crap. I wish I consulted you earlier. She's still stuck over there.
May 24, 20223 yr 10 hours ago, RPeeteRules said: Two weeks ago we got an email from school saying there were three positive cases in his class. We tested him and he was negative. He has bad allergies and was coughing a lot, but he kept being negative as we tested him every couple days. A week later, my wife tested positive, then a few days later my daughter did too. All symptoms were minor (achy, cough, sore throat). My wife did lose taste/smell for a day. I’ve managed to stay negative (at least that’s what the tests say). My sister was symptomatic and tested negative for about three or four days before she finally tested positive. IDK, I guess the tests just blow.
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