3 minutes ago, vikas83 said:

 

Sweet!  Wait til my kid finds out they’ll never be able Sneak out of the house without me knowing.  The geofence for their chip is going to be pretty tight.  😂 

3 hours ago, Toastrel said:

So two weeks after my youngest (27) got her second shot, we had a BBQ. We hugged, we went in and out of the house, had a great day.

Last weekend the grandkids slept over. It is good. Very, very good.

I'm actually very excited and feel relieved. I'm glad you were able to enjoy your family normally!

I am happy for you all. You've gone far too long avoiding friends and family.

Hoping it improves the disposition of some. 👍

2 hours ago, The_Omega said:

Proof that Fauci's getting high on his own supply

 

I didn't get sick at all this winter. Same with everyone I know. Not everyone acts like an overgrown toddler when it comes to taking a small step for health. That seems to be a Trumpbot thing. 

2 hours ago, DBW said:

He’s talking like their going to give people a Fing choice.  

Yeah if people want to wear masks, ok, don't see the problem

59 minutes ago, Gannan said:

I didn't get sick at all this winter. Same with everyone I know. Not everyone acts like an overgrown toddler when it comes to taking a small step for health. That seems to be a Trumpbot thing. 

Drama queen.

 

Just now, lynched1 said:

Drama queen.

 

One side of this equation is very dramatic and it isn't mine. You anti-maskers are very normal.

 

7 minutes ago, Gannan said:

One side of this equation is very dramatic and it isn't mine. You anti-maskers are very normal.

 

News flash sport.

Wearing a mask isn't normal.

3 hours ago, EaglesRocker97 said:

This is the cultural norm in many parts of Asia when one is sick. It's wishful thinking on Fauci's part, but it's not insane to think we could benefit from generally wearing masks when you're ill and around other people.

We 100% should but definitely won't.  Flu numbers took a nosedive this year, it was great.  People also need to stay the F home when they're sick too instead of toughing it out and infecting their whole damn social circle/school/office etc.

2 minutes ago, DEagle7 said:

We 100% should but definitely won't.  Flu numbers took a nosedive this year, it was great.  People also need to stay the F home when they're sick too instead of toughing it out and infecting their whole damn social circle/school/office etc.

 

I find it funny that ultimately the idea of a "miasma" was more or less accurate.

 

 

12 minutes ago, Dave Moss said:

 

 

I love these hippies who put every kind of questionably sourced drug imaginable into their bodies but then are like "YoU dOn'T kNoW wHaT's In tHe VaCcInE!!!"

4 hours ago, Gannan said:

One side of this equation is very dramatic and it isn't mine. You anti-maskers are very normal.

 

The Jewish LowIQanon spokesperson (@5:10) wired straight to the White House was my favorite.

 

11 hours ago, lynched1 said:

News flash sport.

Wearing a mask isn't normal.

But still better than getting COVID.

Except to the feeble minded, like you.

14 hours ago, The_Omega said:

Rereading it, if it’s entirely up to the individual, and you don’t have Karen’s and Ron’s screaming at those who elect not to, fine. Getting sick is not entirely bad though. We need to in order for our immune systems to develop.

Unless you die or develop complications.

 

Then getting sick isn't really that good.

I'm a firm believer in the hygiene hypothesis, but I'm not sure that persistent exposure and immunocalibration does us that much good (at least when it comes to viral antigens) outside of that 2-3 year window as toddlers when it was critically important. As an aging adult, you're pretty much dealing with old machinery that can't be retooled so easily. 

12 hours ago, Gannan said:

One side of this equation is very dramatic and it isn't mine. You anti-maskers are very normal.

lmfao, this has to be a parody account. 

Ishlibs: One side of this equation is very dramatic and it isn't mine!

Also ishlibs: Got my second dose of the vaccine and it feels so good to finally be able to hug members of my own family after more than a year.

  

11 minutes ago, Kz! said:

lmfao, this has to be a parody account. 

Ishlibs: One side of this equation is very dramatic and it isn't mine!

Also ishlibs: Got my second dose of the vaccine and it feels so good to finally be able to hug members of my own family after more than a year.

  

Says the guy still whining over losing an election 7 months later.

5 minutes ago, Gannan said:

Says the guy still whining over losing an election 7 months later.

What a comeback! Don't forget to double mask when you go out today!  

Just now, Kz! said:

What a comeback! Don't forget to double mask when you go out today!  

Like he'd have the courage to leave  

Just now, Kz! said:

What a comeback! Don't forget to double mask when you go out today!  

Obligatory:

1 hour ago, we_gotta_believe said:

I'm a firm believer in the hygiene hypothesis, but I'm not sure that persistent exposure and immunocalibration does us that much good (at least when it comes to viral antigens) outside of that 2-3 year window as toddlers when it was critically important. As an aging adult, you're pretty much dealing with old machinery that can't be retooled so easily. 

I don’t know about that. there are allergy studies being done to show that slow, gradual exposure to things you’ve been allergic to can actually teach you body to not be allergic. Mostly these are around foods.  I would think that if your body can learn to not be allergic to things later in life that our immune systems can also learn to protect us later in life as well.  We are constantly being exposed to new germs and viruses so if that wasnt the case, we’d all be dead by now.  

 

 

 

 

6 minutes ago, DBW said:

I don’t know about that. there are allergy studies being done to show that slow, gradual exposure to things you’ve been allergic to can actually teach you body to not be allergic. Mostly these are around foods.  I would think that if your body can learn to not be allergic to things later in life that our immune systems can also learn to protect us later in life as well.  We are constantly being exposed to new germs and viruses so if that was t the case, we’d all be dead by now.  

 

 

 

 

Legumes and shellfish =/= viral antigens, but even then, look at how difficult it is to reduce the level of anaphylaxis later in life. The point being, exposure is critical when young, less so when older. By then, you've kinda missed the boat a bit and it's far more challenging to course correct. 

If you truly believe that getting the flu once every few years is good for you, then by all means, have at it. I, on the other hand, will be doing my best to avoid it, and surely not based on some notion that it'll be like a tune up for my body.