COVID-19 Megathread 6: Return of the Omicron

[Raccoon]

Many school districts increased their virtual learning option. Horrifying trend!

https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2022-07-23/online-schooling-is-the-bad-pandemic-idea-that-refuses-to-die

Another reason to #terminatefauci

If they're just offering it and people want it I don't see why that's a problem. Are they forcing students to learn online?

It shouldn't be offered at all. Online learning is an easy out for kids with social anxiety.

My middle school did sequester students with social anxiety and speech impediments.

Hence why this became a large issue for me.

A few posts above, I have a narrow set of circumstances in which online learning is appropriate.

[Raccoon]

Another thing about CLOTH MASKS is that they have limited effectiveness when worn CORRECTLY. it is so much easier to wear CLOTH MASKS incorrectly and under your nose. Rendering them useless in real life effect.

Yes, n-95 and kn-95 can be worn incorrectly technically. But not to the extend that they are useless. Hard to wear those under your nose.

Now, expecting everyone to have and wear n95 masks all the time is just completely unrealistic. It is not happening. Best not to have mask mandates.

[Frodo]

Hopefully this puts an end to all those conspiracy theories about this virus being lab-grown:

New studies bolster theory coronavirus emerged from the wild

[Ferguson97]

Another thing about CLOTH MASKS is that they have limited effectiveness when worn CORRECTLY. it is so much easier to wear CLOTH MASKS incorrectly and under your nose. Rendering them useless in real life effect.

Yes, n-95 and kn-95 can be worn incorrectly technically. But not to the extend that they are useless. Hard to wear those under your nose.

Now, expecting everyone to have and wear n95 masks all the time is just completely unrealistic. It is not happening. Best not to have mask mandates.

I think you probably spend more time thinking about covid than the people your critisizing.

I live in liberal New Jersey and when I go to the story, maybe 10% of people maximum are wearing masks. I haven't worn one myself all year (with the exception of doctor's offices). You're going out of your way to criticize a minority of a minority just to rile yourself up. It's not healthy bro.

[emailking]

Weird that they think there are 2 patient 0's (in humans).

[Koharu]

https://twitter.com/gregggonsalves/status/1552296188514369548?s=20&t=plhFYRO...

The article discusses COVID as well as America's failure at healthcare in general.

The concluding lines of the article sum it all up pretty well:

We have no interest in combating this pandemic any longer, nor do we really show any ambition in American competitiveness in saving lives overall. We are happy to live with death. It’s the American way of life.

[Raccoon]

https://twitter.com/gregggonsalves/status/1552296188514369548?s=20&t=plhFYRO...

The article discusses COVID as well as America's failure at healthcare in general.

The concluding lines of the article sum it all up pretty well:

We have no interest in combating this pandemic any longer, nor do we really show any ambition in American competitiveness in saving lives overall. We are happy to live with death. It’s the American way of life.

I am sure you and I can agree on that the United States should have universal health care or at least a public option. I would accept the latter option as sufficient.

But unless we all hide inside the rest of our lives, there is no way to avoid covid. So there is no point in trying to avoid it.

[Kamala-Tim 2024]

Thought I had covid a few days ago. Wore a mask outside my apartment (which did suck but it was temporary), stayed indoors when I could, got tested, not really a problem for me.

[Doomer]

Thought I had covid a few days ago. Wore a mask outside my apartment (which did suck but it was temporary), stayed indoors when I could, got tested, not really a problem for me.

Because you're not a grown man baby, like a lot of the morons out there. Take precautions when warranted, look out for safety of others. Common sense.

[Raccoon]

Many school districts are reinstituting MASK mandates as the school year is about to start. Sad.

[Frodo]

We missed this piece of news last week:

https://twitter.com/CNN/status/1542666857840345088

https://twitter.com/prettyjahi/status/1553165323943149568

[emailking]

Good news, I want another booster.

[Frodo]

No surprise that Pfizer did not disappoint:

Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine candidate shown to be 90% effective in early findings
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Good news, I want another booster.

I am going to wait a month between getting my annual flu shot and this second booster, like I did last year.  

[emailking]

Also the number of movies that are focused on the early days of lockdown, that aren't entirely terrible, is increasing.

[GoTfan]

https://twitter.com/gregggonsalves/status/1552296188514369548?s=20&t=plhFYRO...

The article discusses COVID as well as America's failure at healthcare in general.

The concluding lines of the article sum it all up pretty well:

We have no interest in combating this pandemic any longer, nor do we really show any ambition in American competitiveness in saving lives overall. We are happy to live with death. It’s the American way of life.

I am sure you and I can agree on that the United States should have universal health care or at least a public option. I would accept the latter option as sufficient.

But unless we all hide inside the rest of our lives, there is no way to avoid covid. So there is no point in trying to avoid it.

https://twitter.com/AlanBixter/status/1552969138796396545?t=umfSpvBS-_K8jtAVV44_...

[emailking]

I agree with that tweet but I'm not sure what the alternative is. Even a worldwide Shanghai style lockdown probably wouldn't eradicate Omicron.

[Hammy]

Hopefully this puts an end to all those conspiracy theories about this virus being lab-grown:

New studies bolster theory coronavirus emerged from the wild

If only conspiracy theorists cared about facts, we wouldn't have the lab leak theory in the first place.

[Doomer]

Hopefully this puts an end to all those conspiracy theories about this virus being lab-grown:

New studies bolster theory coronavirus emerged from the wild

If only conspiracy theorists cared about facts, we wouldn't have the lab leak theory in the first place.

I don’t see what was wrong with entertaining the idea until we had further info. It was a possibility at least.

[Hammy]

Hopefully this puts an end to all those conspiracy theories about this virus being lab-grown:

New studies bolster theory coronavirus emerged from the wild

If only conspiracy theorists cared about facts, we wouldn't have the lab leak theory in the first place.

I don’t see what was wrong with entertaining the idea until we had further info. It was a possibility at least.

The problem is those who were pitching it treated it as absolute, unquestionable fact from day one. So I doubt confirming it wasn't the case will have any impact on those who still believe it.

[Doomer]

Hopefully this puts an end to all those conspiracy theories about this virus being lab-grown:

New studies bolster theory coronavirus emerged from the wild

If only conspiracy theorists cared about facts, we wouldn't have the lab leak theory in the first place.

I don’t see what was wrong with entertaining the idea until we had further info. It was a possibility at least.

The problem is those who were pitching it treated it as absolute, unquestionable fact from day one. So I doubt confirming it wasn't the case will have any impact on those who still believe it.

I think it was a reasonable hypothesis in the beginning. A lab to study coronavirus in the same region the outbreak originated. It’s not that far fetched to think it was a possibility. It should’ve been considered, shouldn’t have been laughed at, and those who wondered about it shouldn’t have been labeled racists.

[emailking]

It was always a longshot anyway, but yes it's good to rule it out.

[Koharu]

https://twitter.com/asosin/status/1554825979255832576?s=20&t=UE6ZBf8xaZatcR6...

https://twitter.com/mims/status/1553794492733554694?s=20&t=_M1dv1Jou-Ozuy3Eh...

[Raccoon]

https://twitter.com/asosin/status/1554825979255832576?s=20&t=UE6ZBf8xaZatcR6...

https://twitter.com/mims/status/1553794492733554694?s=20&t=_M1dv1Jou-Ozuy3Eh...

Most of them are just hypochondriacs.

The fact that it almost always seems that liberals get sicker with covid proves it.

[Hammy]

https://twitter.com/asosin/status/1554825979255832576?s=20&t=UE6ZBf8xaZatcR6...

https://twitter.com/mims/status/1553794492733554694?s=20&t=_M1dv1Jou-Ozuy3Eh...

Most of them are just hypochondriacs.

The fact that it almost always seems that liberals get sicker with covid proves it.

You've lost your mind and are getting as bad with this as the cons with election denial.  And the bold is patently false.

[100% pro-life no matter what]

https://twitter.com/asosin/status/1554825979255832576?s=20&t=UE6ZBf8xaZatcR6...

https://twitter.com/mims/status/1553794492733554694?s=20&t=_M1dv1Jou-Ozuy3Eh...

Most of them are just hypochondriacs.

The fact that it almost always seems that liberals get sicker with covid proves it.

You've lost your mind and are getting as bad with this as the cons with election denial.  And the bold is patently false.

It might be true about "long covid" (which I suspect is largely psychosomatic).  Most people I know have had covid at least once (many twice), and the only "long covid" I know of anyone having is loss of smell (and that's confined to people who had it in 2020).