Corona

[bound_jenny]

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Merry Ground Hog Day everyone.

Hmmm, I've never seen a groundhog snorkeling let alone sipping a Mai Tai...

I suppose the little critter has to do something during the good weather...

Jenny.

[OrgasmAlley]

The UK's Omicron data shows a case-fatality-rate of 0.14% and an infection-fatality-rate of 0.06%, which are both below US CDC's flu numbers for 2018.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/0 ... 1Xr1RmcEXA

[bound_jenny]

The UK's Omicron data shows a case-fatality-rate of 0.14% and an infection-fatality-rate of 0.06%, which are both below US CDC's flu numbers for 2018.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/0 ... 1Xr1RmcEXA

That's because they're counting only those who died from COVID and not those who died with COVID (i.e. that comes in the ER with trauma from an auto accident and tests positive right before dying... ).

At least they're somewhat more honest and not trying to keep the fear porn going full steam.

Jenny.

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That's because they're counting only those who died from COVID and not those who died with COVID (i.e. that comes in the ER with trauma from an auto accident and tests positive right before dying... ).

At least they're somewhat more honest and not trying to keep the fear porn going full steam.

Jenny.

that's a very recent trend here in the UK. The media are finally grasping the fact that there is a huge difference between "from" and "with" and realising that we have been subject to a fear campaign originating with the government who initially were right to try to instill caution into the population, but have been unable to admit that the fear campaign is no longer necessary, and may well have caused more deaths than covid - no politician seems capable of admitting being wrong. I don't think the UK government are alone in this (so this isn't a political comment!)

[bound_jenny]

no politician seems capable of admitting being wrong. I don't think the UK government are alone in this (so this isn't a political comment!)

No, it's not a political comment.

And no, it's not isolated to the UK. The windbags on this side of the pond are just as unable to own up to their mistakes - regardless of the issue at hand - as they are on your side.

I've heard about the latest study that all those measures and restrictions and lockdowns have had about 0.2% effect on reducing COVID deaths. In fact, with all the elective surgeries being delayed or cancelled, there are as many excess deaths, if not more, from non-COVID related illnesses.

Here in Canada, there are a few provinces that, like several US states, are ending most or all COVID measures and restrictions on their populations. Even our own provincial premier, François Legault, has abandoned a proposed "special health contribution" (read tax) levied on the unvaccinated population for the additional load on the health care system.

Jenny.

[OrgasmAlley]

Here in Texas, we've been basically normal throughout 2021 to today. I live in a rural area outside of Austin... and there's a bunch of (useless cloth and surgical) masking going on in Austin, but outside of the city it's basically just at the Post Office. The Gov made it illegal for a local government to require masks, so that's a people voluntarily living in fear. Most places gave up on disinfecting surfaces long ago, about when the science concluded COVID spreads by airborne transmission, although the CDC continues to say that will protect you through some magic

[JIMDINI]

Most places gave up on disinfecting surfaces long ago, about when the science concluded COVID spreads by airborne transmission, although the CDC continues to say that will protect you through some magic

Regular disinfecting of often communal surfaces like counters and tables (like at the end of trading ) helps stop 'ordinary' germs spreading to widely, but this was advice in place well before Covid.

[OrgasmAlley]

The CDC is currently promoting surface disinfection as on their page "Protect Yourself (And Others!) From COVID". There is no evidence that it does so.

[Gregovic]

The CDC is currently promoting surface disinfection as on their page "Protect Yourself (And Others!) From COVID". There is no evidence that it does so.

In fact, there's plenty of evidence it does feck all apart from making people feel good. Surface contamination just isn't a spreading vector for COVID. That much is now clear to me.

[bound_jenny]

The CDC is currently promoting surface disinfection as on their page "Protect Yourself (And Others!) From COVID". There is no evidence that it does so.

In fact, there's plenty of evidence it does feck all apart from making people feel good. Surface contamination just isn't a spreading vector for COVID. That much is now clear to me.

That's interesting because in the beginning of this mess, surface transmission was The Thing. A few weeks later, it was airborne (after a brief moment of bodily fluid contact). Now they're back to surface transmission. Don't these people ever get dizzy from spinning around like that?

I'll bet that's a prelude to ending the mask mandates.

It's as good an excuse as any other.

Jenny.

[OrgasmAlley]

I'll bet that's a prelude to ending the mask mandates.

No pun intended, but don't hold your breath

The CDC just published a new study out of California showing massive drops in likelihood to "test positive for COVID" for every type of mask. 56% reduction for cloth masks, 66% for surgical masks?

This "study" is entirely self-reported via survey and literally doesn't control for anything. Vinay Prasad is a doctor, oncologist, and health researcher... and very pro-vaccine and remediation for COVID. He breaks this study down nicely: https://youtu.be/1hWmFnA3AQ0

[bound_jenny]

entirely self-reported via survey

That's hinky right off the bat. It's about as accurate as a survey asking people what their weight is...

I mask, I wash and disinfect my hands regularly, I keep people at a distance, and yet I got Omicron (I was hoping for Megatron) anyway...

Jenny.

[Kinbaku]

Despite all the precautions: keeping distance, wearing a mouth mask, washing with a special soap and special towel for my hands when I get home, only shopping once a month for as few strange contacts as possible, Corona got me anyway.
Fortunately, the symptoms are not too bad: just blow my nose a lot and cough now and then. For the rest, no other symptoms: no fever, no loss of taste, no pain, no fatigue, ...
Just stay in for 10 days - and improve my self-bondage techniques.

[Shannon SteelSlave]

Despite all the precautions: keeping distance, wearing a mouth mask, washing with a special soap and special towel for my hands when I get home, only shopping once a month for as few strange contacts as possible, Corona got me anyway.
Fortunately, the symptoms are not too bad: just blow my nose a lot and cough now and then. For the rest, no other symptoms: no fever, no loss of taste, no pain, no fatigue, ...
Just stay in for 10 days - and improve my self-bondage techniques.

Wow. This totally rocks my sense of good and evil.......It can happen to anyone. Hang in there, K. I am sure you will make the best of it. And don't die. Very soon, I will be including you in a private celebration with only a few select others. Be well, and Shannon salutes you.

[bound_jenny]

Of course it can happen to anyone. People who have been double-vaxxed and boosted have gotten it not just once, but twice.

That is not an effective vaccine.

If the pharma industry would stop sitting on their damned hands and make a vaccine that is actually effective on the current variants they might actually come up with one that really prevents infection instead of just "mitigating the symptoms".

If they had the same attitude with the flu vaccines as they have with the CoVID vaccines there would be a heck of a lot more sick people (and deaths) with the flu. Every year they come out with a new flu shot because of new mutations, other strains regaining dominance, etc. Why the hell not with CoVID?!?!?!?

Jenny.