11 hours ago, EaglesRocker97 said:

Yeah, the numbers on the flu this year are astoundingly low. It's pretty clear that masks just f******g work!

How much is attributable to mask usage?

So far no side effects are from the shot. Just the usual sore arm at the injection site. Feels like when you get a tetanus shot. 

3 hours ago, Dawkins 20 said:

Yep. It's not as restrictive as prior "lockdowns" but here we are again.

Ontario has 14.7 million people, so you guys are worse on a per capita basis. 

That's what I was trying to figure.  We are worse per capita here in Delaware, case-wise only, but we are 50% open, and no one really cares.  Or, more accurately, everyone cares the same amount as they did one month ago or two months ago.

3 hours ago, DrPhilly said:

How much is attributable to mask usage?

 

Well, considering we've never really practiced mask-wearing/distancing in this country and, once we started, flu numbers dropped to virtually zero, I'd say a lot. Correlation/causation, I know, but I can't think of any other factor that you could attribute it to other than mitigation.

What are the flu numbers like in Sweden compared to previous years?

1 hour ago, EaglesRocker97 said:

 

Well, considering we've never really practiced mask-wearing/distancing in this country and, once we started, flu numbers dropped to virtually zero, I'd say a lot. Correlation/causation, I know, but I can't think of any other factor that you could attribute it to other than mitigation.

What are the flu numbers like in Sweden compared to previous years?

No other factors? None at all?

17 hours ago, Bwestbrook36 said:

The amount of people I see without masks is unreal. 

Not here in socal.  You cant do jack without a mask

1 hour ago, xzmattzx said:

That's what I was trying to figure.  We are worse per capita here in Delaware, case-wise only, but we are 50% open, and no one really cares.  Or, more accurately, everyone cares the same amount as they did one month ago or two months ago.

I’m in DE also.  Spend a lot of time in SE PA for work and social stuff.  Yeah the F’s given are less Every day.  That’s why I took the opportunity to get my vaccine.  More and more kids going back into schools too.  

Anyone else notice the lack of "super spreader" warnings leading up to this weekend?

😂

29 minutes ago, lynched1 said:

Anyone else notice the lack of "super spreader" warnings leading up to this weekend?

😂

37 minutes ago, lynched1 said:

Anyone else notice the lack of "super spreader" warnings leading up to this weekend?

😂

No.

42 minutes ago, Boogyman said:

No.

Not you.

My level of expectations involving your awareness have been adjusted to match your abilities some time ago.

We're good.

😂

52 minutes ago, Eaglesfandan said:

Apparently you weren't fraternizing with the ant colony I wiped out earlier. 👍

8 minutes ago, lynched1 said:

Not you.

My level of expectations involving your awareness have been adjusted to match your abilities some time ago.

We're good.

😂

You asked. Stop asking stupid questions if you don't want them answered.

Wink wink wink wink wink

2 hours ago, lynched1 said:

Anyone else notice the lack of "super spreader" warnings leading up to this weekend?

😂

I did hear that the CDC released some guidelines for the holiday(s).  I did not bother looking into them, though.  I did read through guidelines for Thanksgiving and Christmas, although my family all thought that wearing masks when with family for a holiday, and some other things, was pretty ridiculous.

6 hours ago, DBW said:

I’m in DE also.  Spend a lot of time in SE PA for work and social stuff.  Yeah the F’s given are less Every day.  That’s why I took the opportunity to get my vaccine.  More and more kids going back into schools too.  

It's interesting to see the differences in behavior between the two states.  Delaware has always been a little more "open", or more accurately, more pragmatic.  It's not open like Florida or Texas, but it's definitely not a New York or Michigan, either.  So there was much less backlash here with laws because laws were not as strict, I think.  I think the practicality of understanding what people would actually follow and what people would only get angry about played a big role.  I did not see widespread disdain for Carney like I did for Wolf.  Sure, some restaurant owners were and are really pissed with Carney, but otherwise, things have been pretty good: youth sports have been more open than other Northeast states, churches have been more open than other Northeast states, you never needed to order food in order to order a beer in a bar, and so on.  Being practical has probably lead to better compliance: give someone a few things to follow, and they'll do it, but give someone a laundry list to follow, and halfway down the list, people will give up.

19 minutes ago, xzmattzx said:

It's interesting to see the differences in behavior between the two states.  Delaware has always been a little more "open", or more accurately, more pragmatic.  It's not open like Florida or Texas, but it's definitely not a New York or Michigan, either.  So there was much less backlash here with laws because laws were not as strict, I think.  I think the practicality of understanding what people would actually follow and what people would only get angry about played a big role.  I did not see widespread disdain for Carney like I did for Wolf.  Sure, some restaurant owners were and are really pissed with Carney, but otherwise, things have been pretty good: youth sports have been more open than other Northeast states, churches have been more open than other Northeast states, you never needed to order food in order to order a beer in a bar, and so on.  Being practical has probably lead to better compliance: give someone a few things to follow, and they'll do it, but give someone a laundry list to follow, and halfway down the list, people will give up.

Wolf was really picking and choosing who can be open and who can make a living which is what Pissed people off. It wasnt universal restrictions like DE has been.   Like you cant sit in a bar without ordering food and if you do the food can’t be fries. Like the chicken tenders have more covid protection than the fries.  Many counties In PA fought back and he made it worse on them.  There are 3 counties in DE.  NCC makes up like 2/3 of the population of the state.  But the point is less people and less counties equals less objection to it.  Wolf was and still is flat out being a giant Dbag.  

56 minutes ago, DBW said:

Wolf was really picking and choosing who can be open and who can make a living which is what Pissed people off. It wasnt universal restrictions like DE has been.   Like you cant sit in a bar without ordering food and if you do the food can’t be fries. Like the chicken tenders have more covid protection than the fries.  Many counties In PA fought back and he made it worse on them.  There are 3 counties in DE.  NCC makes up like 2/3 of the population of the state.  But the point is less people and less counties equals less objection to it.  Wolf was and still is flat out being a giant Dbag.  

One of our local breweries got around that by selling beef jerky  

14 hours ago, Talkingbirds said:

Pennsylvania heading toward double digits again.

 

Here we go with the numbers again. 

Haven't you heard that the PCR test is completely worthless?  If not you should educate yourself on the topic.

23 hours ago, RPeeteRules said:

See my examples above.  You can also read my link I posted earlier where one of the authors of the piece you referenced states that the numbers you cited in your YouTube video you posted is incorrectly interpreted.  But hey, if you ignore those things, then your posts are correct.

First of all, I no longer go to YouTube for information on certain topics, there are topics where you'll only get the mainstream narrative on YouTube and COVID-19 in one such topic.

Secondly, beware of the disinformation campaigns, if this guy was an author of the report, why in the hell did he let it go out as written.......something smells fishy., don't you smell it? 

Oh, maybe you have COVID-19, isn't a loss of smell one of the symptoms of this killer virus?

Bottom line, provided that someone catches the cold, excuse me, COVID-19, the survival rate is that of the common cold.

12 minutes ago, EagleVA said:

First of all, I no longer go to YouTube for information on certain topics, there are topics where you'll only get the mainstream narrative on YouTube and COVID-19 in one such topic.

Secondly, beware of the disinformation campaigns, if this guy was an author of the report, why in the hell did he let it go out as written.......something smells fishy., don't you smell it? 

Oh, maybe you have COVID-19, isn't a loss of smell one of the symptoms of this killer virus?

Bottom line, provided that someone catches the cold, excuse me, COVID-19, the survival rate is that of the common cold.

The survival rate is not that of a common cold.  A cold is much much much much less severe. Most people have 3-4 colds a year, see what your survival chances are if you catch covid 3-4 times a year and get back to us. The death rate of covid is 3%.  If I put 100 of your friends and family in a room, gave them covid, 3 of them arent coming home.  Do you want to pick the 3, or should I?   Stop being such an ass, man.  You don’t want a vaccine, don’t get it, but you’re doing nothing here but pulling crap out of your ass.  And you wanna talk about misinformation....sheesh

1 hour ago, DBW said:

The survival rate is not that of a common cold.  A cold is much much much much less severe. Most people have 3-4 colds a year, see what your survival chances are if you catch covid 3-4 times a year and get back to us. The death rate of covid is 3%.  If I put 100 of your friends and family in a room, gave them covid, 3 of them arent coming home.  Do you want to pick the 3, or should I?   Stop being such an ass, man.  You don’t want a vaccine, don’t get it, but you’re doing nothing here but pulling crap out of your ass.  And you wanna talk about misinformation....sheesh

You are talking to a literal flat earther. It’s not worth your time to reason with him.

1 hour ago, paco said:

One of our local breweries got around that by selling beef jerky  

I went to Be Here Brewing in Avondale last weekend (since it's only 10 minutes from my parents' house in Hockessin, and on the way to Lancaster), and they had a $1 "mandatory hot dog" on the menu.

Trump may be ...  f it, he IS the dumbest president this country's ever had.

Over 450,000 deaths.   Lawsuits coming....

10 hours ago, xzmattzx said:

It's interesting to see the differences in behavior between the two states.  Delaware has always been a little more "open", or more accurately, more pragmatic.  It's not open like Florida or Texas, but it's definitely not a New York or Michigan, either.  So there was much less backlash here with laws because laws were not as strict, I think.  I think the practicality of understanding what people would actually follow and what people would only get angry about played a big role.  I did not see widespread disdain for Carney like I did for Wolf.  Sure, some restaurant owners were and are really pissed with Carney, but otherwise, things have been pretty good: youth sports have been more open than other Northeast states, churches have been more open than other Northeast states, you never needed to order food in order to order a beer in a bar, and so on.  Being practical has probably lead to better compliance: give someone a few things to follow, and they'll do it, but give someone a laundry list to follow, and halfway down the list, people will give up.

The nuance