Coronavirus Discussion Thread

[TroyTheAverage]

Coronavirus is a hoax. It is not real.

 

[Y2Jayne]

So out of all 12 people in my group of close friends, I'm the only one who hasn't caught the virus yet, crazy to think that it's been two years and I still haven't. There were only two of us left until yesterday when my bud told us he caught it at work.

 

[Moon Bird]

So out of all 12 people in my group of close friends, I'm the only one who hasn't caught the virus yet, crazy to think that it's been two years and I still haven't. There were only two of us left until yesterday when my bud told us he caught it at work.

Pfft what a liar.

What kind of person has 12 friends???

 

[Y2Jayne]

Pfft what a liar.

What kind of person has 12 friends???

The ones who go to parties instead of dwelling in their basements

 

[Marty McFourth]

I feel personally insulted LOJ It's cosy in the basement, don't knock it.

 

[Stellar]

Less chance of us getting COVID also if we are dwelling in the basement.

 

[Chris]

You guys have basements?

 

[Lethal]

An update from Australia, specifically the state of New South Wales. Our premier has opened up a lot of stuff, with just minor restrictions (masks inside, distancing etc).

Thursday Jan 13 - 92,264 positive cases [61, 387 rapid-gen; 30,877 PCR]; 21.6% triple-vaxxed, 93.7% double vaxxed
Friday Jan 14 - 63,018 positive cases [37,938 RG; 25,080 PCR]; 22.9% boost, 93.8% double
Saturday Jan 15 - 48,768 cases [21,748 RG; 27,020 PCR]; 24.2% boost, 93.8% double
Sunday Jan 16 - 34,660 cases [13,682 RG; 20,978 PCR]; 25.4% boost, 93.8% double
Monday Jan 17 - 29,504 cases [11,868 RG; 17,646 PCR]; 26.1% boost, 93.8% double, 95.2% single

As of today, 82.1% of children aged 12-15 are 1 dose, 78.3% are double dose. In one week (they started Jan 10), 13.1% of children aged 5-11 have 1 dose.

Kinda smashing it from my perspective. Yeah, we have a huge shortage on the rapid-gens, but if you can't find them you just got get the PCR and wait like 12 hours for a result.

Modelling and forecasting says we'll be through this wave by mid-February.

 

[Moon Bird]

873,564 deaths here in the US of A as of MLK Day 2022.

It was 398,000 on the same day 1 year ago...

so either

- Vaccines don't work (not true)

or

- The virus is spreading far more than it was a year ago due to people not wearing masks/not social distancing/returning to 'normal life'...

It's almost as if.....the scientists were right!

 

[Dolph Zinger]

Green breastmilk

 

[Y2Jayne]

And I'm ready to bet that most of those deaths are people who are not vaccinated or older people who can't be 100% protected by the vaccine.

 

[Jimmy King]

We’re coming off the holidays like Christmas and New Years where people spent a lot of time together with family and friends, and most likely spread it out while doing so. That may also explain the rise in cases, I dunno I’m just guessing.

 

[Canadian Dragon]

We’re coming off the holidays like Christmas and New Years where people spent a lot of time together with family and friends, and most likely spread it out while doing so. That may also explain the rise in cases, I dunno I’m just guessing.

huge factor and add to that that the vaccine wont be super effective against catching Omicron.
it will however likely save you from dying from omicron, or even worse catchign and dying of alpha or delta (whic hare still out there btw, just not the main strain anymore).

good news though is they are hopeful that the March vaccines will be effective against Omicron. The reason also we are seeing so many deaths AT THE SAME TIME as symptoms are less severe overall is simple math and percentages. The disease is less deadly but its like 10x more contagious, so even with less severe symptoms in general the rate of infection is so high its still wiping out a lot of people because that 1-5% is relative to much higher total of people than before

 

[Swamps]

Green breastmilk

I agree this has been the cure all along! I know a few lot lizards who could help us out with production.

 

[Deezy]

Swamps drinks piss confirmed.