Pandemic updates 2.0

caliking

Wait… wut?? Ventilators kill people?

I don’t know if the ICU folks are aware of this. I’ll let them know. 

StillH2OEgger

As bad as Jensen is, his meat-head running mate is just as bad. Two turds in a pod, or something like that.

caliking

I forgot to add, that anyone put on a ventilator for COVID likely had a 5 out of 5 chance of dying if not put on  one. 

JohnInCarolina

look at the big brain on Marge!

Canugghead

can you fart through the mouth and burp through the anus?

caliking

TIL that MTG has a thing for "underwear, really thick ones, high quality cotton", but not for making any sense. 

Legume

caliking said:

TIL that MTG has a thing for "underwear, really thick ones, high quality cotton", but not for making any sense. 

I wonder what the thread count is on her sheet.

JohnInCarolina

http://twitter.com/NormOrnstein/status/1603540675043422208?s=20&t=Rlfcg6wzmU4iqTTki_aUYA

JohnInCarolina

Not good:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2022/12/26/vaccine-hesitancy-measles-chickenpox-polio-flu/

dmchicago

JohnInCarolina said:

Not good:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2022/12/26/vaccine-hesitancy-measles-chickenpox-polio-flu/

Adam Moore, a father of three in the Detroit suburbs, said none of his children — 9, 12 and 17 and enrolled in private school — have received routine childhood immunizations, let alone vaccines for the coronavirus or flu. He values personal liberty and says the government has no right telling people what to do with their bodies.

“I find it a hard argument when the government says we’re all for individual liberty on abortion rights and all this other stuff, but when it comes to vaccinations, there’s no such thing as ‘my body, my choice,’” said Moore, 43, an account manager for a marketing company.

Moore, who describes himself as Republican-leaning, said he does not view childhood diseases such as measles and polio, which have resurfaced in recent years, as threats. But if the deadly Ebola virus were circulating, he said, he would want his children to get vaccinated.

Yep. My cousins Aunt's neighbor's daughter died from getting too close to someone that had an abortion.

JohnInCarolina

@dmchicago - when stupid kills!

nolaegghead

l bet Darwin never saw this coming.

Gulfcoastguy

Sometime Darwin is a little late and takes care of it with the next generation.

fishlessman

Thinning of the herd, sometimes that's not a bad thing

lousubcap

fishlessman said:

Thinning of the herd, sometimes that's not a bad thing

Cliff Clavin was on board with that and related it to the value found in drinking beer.  

caliking

dmchicago said:

JohnInCarolina said:

Not good:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2022/12/26/vaccine-hesitancy-measles-chickenpox-polio-flu/

Adam Moore, a father of three in the Detroit suburbs, said none of his children — 9, 12 and 17 and enrolled in private school — have received routine childhood immunizations, let alone vaccines for the coronavirus or flu. He values personal liberty and says the government has no right telling people what to do with their bodies.

“I find it a hard argument when the government says we’re all for individual liberty on abortion rights and all this other stuff, but when it comes to vaccinations, there’s no such thing as ‘my body, my choice,’” said Moore, 43, an account manager for a marketing company.

Moore, who describes himself as Republican-leaning, said he does not view childhood diseases such as measles and polio, which have resurfaced in recent years, as threats. But if the deadly Ebola virus were circulating, he said, he would want his children to get vaccinated.

Yep. My cousins Aunt's neighbor's daughter died from getting too close to someone that had an abortion.

How do you spell "irony"? This fella isn't worried about measles, etc. because of... wait for it... VACCINES! 

Measles is a pretty good case study re: the impact of vaccines.

https://www.cdc.gov/measles/about/history.html

That pinhead, and other fools like him, will not see that recent outbreaks have been largely due to vaccination refusal in certain areas. It's tragic that he's putting his children up on the sacrificial altar, just because he's guzzling the Cucker Tarlson flavored  MAGAt Kool-Aid.

Canugghead

We're due for a 6G shot in the spring 

Edit: https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/phac-aspc/documents/services/publications/vaccines-immunization/national-advisory-committee-immunization-guidance-additional-covid-19-booster-dose-spring-2023-individuals-high-risk-severe-illness-due-covid-19/statement.pdf

lousubcap

Never met a shot I didn't like.  Hope this move crosses the border. 

nolaegghead

I'm wondering if I need to pay attention to what's going on with vaccines or just do the yearly flu-covid booster in the fall.

I so far have had zero covid.  Same with Bridget.  I've been taking the tests whenever I have the sniffles and nothing.   Whatever I can do to keep that up, I'll do.

fishlessman

nolaegghead said:

I'm wondering if I need to pay attention to what's going on with vaccines or just do the yearly flu-covid booster in the fall.

I so far have had zero covid.  Same with Bridget.  I've been taking the tests whenever I have the sniffles and nothing.   Whatever I can do to keep that up, I'll do.

thats my plan right now, i dont know anyone thats had covid in months and the spring outside activities is right around the corner

Gulfcoastguy

I had covid back around early July despite 3 vaccinations. Not too bad, I've had worse colds. My nephew and his wife 2.0 both had covid a couple of weeks ago. Vaccination status unknown though with where they work I imagine it was mandatory. They had a good doctor though. He tested her for pregnancy before prescribing any meds. What would you know? They are  finally going to have a kid. Interesting way to find out though. 

Canugghead

nolaegghead said:

I'm wondering if I need to pay attention to what's going on with vaccines or just do the yearly flu-covid booster in the fall.

I so far have had zero covid.  Same with Bridget.  I've been taking the tests whenever I have the sniffles and nothing.   Whatever I can do to keep that up, I'll do.

Us too, hence we qualify for the upcoming spring booster under this category:
• Adults 65 to 79 years of age, particularly if they do not have a known prior history of SARS-CoV-2 infection**

 It'll be our #6, so it must be 6G 

caliking

A reminder that vaccination hasn't been demonstrated to be an effective method for preventing infection, but the impact on morbidity and mortality has been massive. 

Antibody levels wane over time, hence the recs for booster shots. The protocols/policies for COVID are such because of the time taken for antibody levels to wane. Other infections, and the vaccines for them, work differently, so the vaccine protocols are also different. The rec for multiple boosters in a year will likely continue for some time. 

And, although infection rates are far below what they were a year ago, it's not negligible. Several people I know have had COVID in this quarter, but all have done well.

Botch

Canugghead said:

We're due for a 6G shot in the spring 

Edit: https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/phac-aspc/documents/services/publications/vaccines-immunization/national-advisory-committee-immunization-guidance-additional-covid-19-booster-dose-spring-2023-individuals-high-risk-severe-illness-due-covid-19/statement.pdf

Crap, I haven't even had 5G yet; I suppose I'm gonna have to buy a new router and phone and everything again.    
 
 
  

lousubcap

5G last September (old here) and will elevate to 6G as fast as available.  But on the downside my internet speed has not paced the juice injections.  First world issues across the spectrum. 

paqman

We got COVID for Christmas but I was actually thinking about it this morning and I haven’t heard of anyone around me or in the office getting it since then 🤔

caliking

paqman said:

We got COVID for Christmas but I was actually thinking about it this morning and I haven’t heard of anyone around me or in the office getting it since then 🤔

 Y’all seem to be doing much better than we are. 

JohnInCarolina

http://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1636372979276820480?s=20

dmchicago

So let’s ask the eye dr. 

nolaegghead

He didn't answer her question, but he didn't protest the potentially fatal bad medical advice either, which is crapping on the hippocratic oath.