COVID-19 Megathread 6: Return of the Omicron

[Vaccinated Russian Bear]

https://twitter.com/ForecasterEnten/status/1491421262522064899

Tick-tack, Biden...

[Vaccinated Russian Bear]

Masks in schools are important. I've never been a fan of outdoor mask mandates, personally, once you understand how the virus works. I don't like people walking by me breathing on me during the pandemic so I sometimes wear a mask on a busy street as to "do unto others as you'd prefer they do unto you". Sometimes I'm walking from a place where I need to wear a mask to another place where I need to wear a mask, so sometimes I'm just too lazy to take it off and put it back on again. It's really not a big deal. People that get triggered by that make me laugh (not accusing you).

Yeah, I live in a big city where as far as I know there is no outdoor mask mandate and every time I go outside I estimate that about 75% of the people still voluntarily wear their masks outdoors. It's not really a big deal. Of course most city streets are pretty crowded so I get why one could be unconfortable not wearing it, I'm not talking about a rural area here. In any case, being this triggered about someone using a mask is pretty bizarre, I mean, who cares? The amount of whining over this nonsense in this thread sometimes baffles me.

And for the record I only use a mask where I'm required to and to be honest I haven't even though about Covid that much in the past 6 months except for planning my Euro trip.

Saying something is dumb is not equal to being triggered, lmao. (School closures does get me "triggered", I admit it).

Wearing mask outside because you're afraid to catch Covid is about as smart as wearing helmet outside because you're afraid of a brick falling on your head. In fact, in Russia the likelihood of something like brick or especially icicle falling on your head is probably much more likely than getting Covid outside

[Vaccinated Russian Bear]

Here's some good news using the NYT data. This is the percent of hospitalized COVID patients at the start of each month since August 2020 that are in the ICU. Omicron and improved treatments have brought that number to an all-time low in a way that even the vaccination of most of the country was unable to achieve.

That’s the final straw, it’s time to end all mask mandates with practically no exceptions.

No, Biden should have Mask Mandates until the midterms. FoLloW the sCIencE!

[Vaccinated Russian Bear]

https://twitter.com/ClayTravis/status/1492076208040800257

[Vaccinated Russian Bear]

https://twitter.com/SegravesNBC4/status/1493263507692961796

Where is Biden? 👀

[Vaccinated Russian Bear]

https://twitter.com/cspan/status/1493331606446223361

[Vaccinated Russian Bear]

What even is long Covid? We need some substantiation research into the occurrence, and what we know now isn’t sufficient to make those types of calls.

The symptoms are very similar to Electromagnetic Hypersensitivity (Wikipedia) or Havana Syndrome (WSJ)

Just saying 

[Vaccinated Russian Bear]

https://twitter.com/politico/status/1492921844621619203


That's why Biden should come out strongly against this sh*t, not just wait until every states ends it, as some geniuses proposed. But it seems to be his signature to be "indecisive"...

[Vaccinated Russian Bear]

https://twitter.com/BillFOXLA/status/1493817658688643073

One more week of masking kids outdoors at school.

[Vaccinated Russian Bear]

https://twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/1493940727717392389

[Vaccinated Russian Bear]

Here is how a real leader acts


https://twitter.com/iandprior/status/1494039809119170569

While Biden keeps being "indecisive".

[Vaccinated Russian Bear]

https://twitter.com/SKMorefield/status/1494101732867121157


Trump lost 2020, because media managed to convince [elder white] people that fashion helps against Covid. BIG LIE!   

“I think CDC leadership believes any mask is better than no mask. What I’m here to say — if you want to wear a mask, wear an N95, a KN95 or KF94 mostly from Korea. Those three masks are extraordinarily protective against acquiring COVID. A cloth mask, particularly a loose cloth mask or a bandana worn loosely around the face is fashion.

Look, it made sense when N95 masks were difficult to come by or expensive. That’s not the case now. The CDC should firmly say if you’re going to wear a mask, KN95, N95 or KF94.”

[Vaccinated Russian Bear]

Denmark was very good. They reopened schools for kids  as soon as April 15 2020, probably first in the [Western] world! And I believe, they kept schools mostly open since then?

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-denmark-reopening-idUSKBN2341N7
Reopening schools in Denmark did not worsen outbreak, data shows

Following a one-month lockdown, Denmark allowed children between two to 12 years back in day cares and schools on April 15. Based on five weeks’ worth of data, health authorities are now for the first time saying the move did not make the virus proliferate.

[Vaccinated Russian Bear]

https://twitter.com/Telegraph/status/1496364357814476802

[Vaccinated Russian Bear]

https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/iceland-lift-all-covid-19-restrictions-friday-media-reports-2022-02-23/
Iceland to lift all COVID-19 restrictions on Friday

COPENHAGEN, Feb 23 (Reuters) - Iceland will lift all remaining COVID-19 restrictions on Friday, including a 200-person indoor gathering limit and restricted opening hours for bars, the Ministry of Health said on Wednesday.

"Widespread societal resistance to COVID-19 is the main route out of the epidemic," the ministry said in a statement, citing infectious disease authorities.

"To achieve this, as many people as possible need to be infected with the virus as the vaccines are not enough, even though they provide good protection against serious illness," it added.

Bold.