Yep, things have shifted drastically thanks to the delta variant. Cases are way up in my area as well, and in my family a vaccinated household (and unvaccinated kids due to being too young) have all tested positive. Symptoms mild so far but COVID really is a crap-shoot and we really don't know what the long term consequences will be. Scary stuff.
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Yep, things have shifted drastically thanks to the delta variant. Cases are way up in my area as well, and in my family a vaccinated household (and unvaccinated kids due to being too young) have all tested positive. Symptoms mild so far but COVID really is a crap-shoot and we really don't know what the long term consequences will be. Scary stuff.
evo
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Ooof. Wish you and the little ones the best. Hit me up if you need anything and I’ll try to make it happen
Reading the sad news about another spider lift fatality made me think about all the effort that has/should/will go into preventing another fatality. Then I think about the thousands of fatalities that will occur because people won't walk over to the pharmacy and get vaccinated while they're in Walmart. If plane crashes were killing as many people as covid, think anybody would be flying? It's truly astounding how people assess and respond to risk. If the control of the situation is in someone else's hands, only the most miniscule amount of risk is acceptable. When the individual is in control, they often take huge risks without blinking.
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Right. I did some (free) work for a neighbor who is concerned as to the safety of the vaccine. He then talked about how when he did roofing back in the day he would take a sheet of plywood and jump to the ground using it as a parachute. ....ok
southsoundtree
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What are you pointing to, @DSMc ?
That the current vaccines are completely incapable of making this virus go away, stopping variants or transmission, no matter how many use them.
evo
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Yes and that was likely from the beginning. The vaccines target IgG immune cells, not your bodies first line of defense for airborne pathogens, but the work horses deeper inside the body. This keeps your ass from dying, it was a bonus that with the earlier variants the viral loads were small enough and not as ‘sticky’ the body had more time to build a defense and kick its ass (with the vaccine). Now that viral loads are upto 1,200 times higher with delta, and the virus is much better at sticking to our cells, it’s plainly obvious there will be more ‘break though infections’. Which isn’t even a fair term because that’s NOT how vaccines WORK. They don’t fucken prevent an infection but train your body to kick some ass WHEN you get infected. Thus reducing spread and viral loads which given enough time can nearly wipe out the virus from the population.
southsoundtree
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And is that the whole story of what effect the vaccine have had?
It won't make it go away, all the way. Measles and such are still around.
evo
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The Coronavirus Is Here Forever. This Is How We Live With It.
We can’t avoid the virus for the rest of our lives, but we can minimize its impact.
www.theatlantic.com
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If there's one thing that I will always remember about growing up in MS it's this - PRIDE. Not just the kind that makes for a good novel, but the kind that causes people to choose self destruction over simply admitting they were wrong. Hospitals are maxed out, and the governor, Tate "Tiny Balls" Reeves, still won't consider talking about masks. Bastards will be probably be asking for federal help before its over. How ironic. I say f-k 'em. You made your bed, you lie in it.
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southsoundtree
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43% of their budget is already federal dollars, if Google is correct...3 greatest % by state.
I wonder what states pay more than they receive?
The ten states with the lowest net federal funding per resident are:
I wonder what states pay more than they receive?
The ten states with the lowest net federal funding per resident are:
- New Jersey (-$2,368)
- Massachusetts (-$2,343)
- New York (-$1,792)
- North Dakota (-$720)
- Illinois (-$364)
- New Hampshire (-$234)
- Washington (-$184)
- Nebraska (-$164)
- Colorado (-$95)
- California ($12)
- Virginia ($10,301)
- Kentucky ($9,145)
- New Mexico ($8,692)
- West Virginia ($7,283)
- Alaska ($7,048)
- Mississippi ($6,880)
- Alabama ($6,694)
- Maryland ($6,035)
- Maine ($5,572)
- Hawaii ($5,270)
Birdyman88
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Another victim of the "live free or and die" bullshit. "Tiny Balls" Tate has finally called in the National Guard to fix his COVID problem. And our federal tax dollars are being spent on yet another great deal.
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Covid got real close to home today. My 97 y.o. father was hospitalized with major kidney issues for 5 days. He was discharged yesterday, but apparently that was premature, as I had to bring him back today. They readmitted him and he tested positive for covid this time. So he has covid and kidney problems. I'm staying with him continuously; his medical condition requires he has someone in the room with him all the time. I'm wearing an N95, but will probably knock it sideways in my sleep.
Seems most likely that my dad was infected in the hospital. Since he just had a negative test a few days ago, we did not wear masks at his house for the 30 hours between hospitalizations. So I may have covid too.
Seems most likely that my dad was infected in the hospital. Since he just had a negative test a few days ago, we did not wear masks at his house for the 30 hours between hospitalizations. So I may have covid too.
VenasNursery
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Best wishes to you and your Father Sir
southsoundtree
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Good luck!
Thanks. He's in Huntsville where they live. So far (4 days after his positive test), he has no covid symptoms. He's fully vaccinated. I got tested yesterday and a negative result today. I stayed in his room with him for 3 days straight on a covid floor at the hospital. I'll say vaccinations and ppe are pretty darn effective.
We were supposed to be at UAB today but I have come up with something. I dont think it is covid and am waiting on a test appt. Had similar symptoms a month ago under similar circumstances and was negative then. Again, hope things go well for your dad and you as well.
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