What do the riot related curfews have to do with the April 2020 pandemic restrictions?
But if we did live in a bubble for a relatively short time we could get rid of Covid19. At least that was a possibility for the original strain, not sure if it still holds true, though i don't know why it wouldn't.The problem with scientists is that their vision is ultimately narrow. If policy was created solely from their recommendations everyone would be living in a god damn bubble, they have no business being in PR.
That's why you have politicians who evaluate and look at the macro view of the whole situation.
You are missing a whole shit ton of nuance on those different mask statements.It's not the message that I have a problem with, it's the messenger. In the last 18 months, this guy has gone from saying:
You don't need to wear a mask (Because none are available anyway, and we don't want to cause a panic)
Actually, you should probably wear a mask
You NEED to wear a mask!
Actually, you probably only need to wear it indoors
Maybe you should probably wear two masks?
Never mind, you don't need to wear a mask indoors anymore if you're vaccinated (Because we need to get more people to get those shots!)
Actually, you should wear a mask indoors even if you're vaccinated
Doesn't this guy understand the importance of consistent messaging? By changing the guidelines constantly, he's lost all credibility and quite frankly he's pissing people off. When the words, "OK, you actually need a third shot, but this will probably be the last one, OK?" come out of HIS mouth, it actually strengthens my belief that annual COVID booster shots are going to be a thing.
The CDC probably should have been telling us to wear masks all along, but it's probably too late for that now.
What I'd like to hear NOW is something more along the lines like "Sorry about all that bad advice from Dr. Fauci. He's a moron, we fired him. Here's our new head medical expert, with some new guidelines..."
You don't need to wear a mask (Because none are available anyway, and we don't want to cause a panic)
^At this point we didn't know the transmission method, and hospitals didn't need a run on masks because of idiots.
Actually, you should probably wear a mask
^At this point we were pretty sure it was primarily airborne/particulate, and masks were likely to be pretty effective.
You NEED to wear a mask!
^At this point we knew it was particulate, and masks were very effective, based on actual data.
Actually, you probably only need to wear it indoors
^At this point we determined it had poor transmission in outdoor environments due to air circulation. We also made a few discoveries in environments with good air circulation (like commercial aircraft).
Maybe you should probably wear two masks?
^News to me.
Never mind, you don't need to wear a mask indoors anymore if you're vaccinated (Because we need to get more people to get those shots!)
^Was entirely accurate, until *drumroll*
Actually, you should wear a mask indoors even if you're vaccinated
^Delta, FUCK YOU. Masks everywhere.
Quit whining because reality doesn't fit your narrative. Just wear a damn mask.
Wait ... what?
If it's protecting the chemo patients, then she should have stopped servicing flus and colds years ago because even those things can kill or at least run up the bills.Thoughts on this without going full P&N?
To me in this case the way it is described it sounds fair.
We are not talking about an emergency room visit, sounds like regular Dr visits.
She has patients who are compromised and are at high risk of COVID. She will still service the unvaccinated but needs to be telemedicine.
I assume she doesn't see young children.
Regular passports are a good example of how these things become permanent though. They were never a thing before 9/11 then suddenly they are, and are required to travel anywhere. Though at least they are only really for travel so I don't think they're as bad as the vaccine passport where it will eventually be needed just in order to live life. But this is how the government gets us. They add these things to our lives a bit at a time so that people don't really care or notice what's happening.
Wait ... what?
You don't need a passport for domestic flights.On first reading I assumed that RS was just being sarcastic/joking.
But, when I think about it, if I recall, there was a post-911 change, with regard to _domestic_ flights. Previously you only needed a passport if you were crossing an international border, then they made it so you needed it for any flight.
Maybe I've mis-remembered that, though I think the rule change actually happened here as well, not just the US.
Anyway, I don't have any strong opinion either way about 'vaccine passports', to be honest. The arguments for and against seem finely-balanced to me.
You don't need a passport for domestic flights.
Easyjet's rule seems strict and clear: its website and tickets insist "all passengers provide photographic ID at check-in on all flights, including domestic services". So when Arnie Wilson, a magazine editor from Haywards Heath, turned up at Gatwick this month for a flight to Edinburgh only to realise he had neither his passport nor his driving licence, he started to panic.
Check-in staff confirmed the requirements for photo ID but, as Wilson began to make plans to have his passport couriered from home, they offered a helpful alternative - he could make his own.
"They suggested I go to the railway station within the terminal, buy a season ticket and with it get a photocard, which they'd then accept as ID," Wilson said. "In fact, it was even easier and didn't cost a penny. Southern Rail gave me a photocard and sent me upstairs to the public photo booth. I asked if I needed to come back to the ticket office with the photos; they said, no, I should just fill in the card myself then seal down the plastic covering."
Easyjet accepted the DIY identity without question. Wilson added: "Of course I was glad to get the flight but I couldn't believe it - what's the point of Easyjet asking for photo ID if you can get it done like this, and their staff even tell you how to do it? Obviously it was only a domestic flight, but then so were all the planes hijacked on 9/11."
A spokesman for the airline said the requirement for photo ID was introduced to enhance security after the attacks on New York but that rail photocards are acceptable on domestic flights (even though they are not listed as such on the airline's website). "Check-in staff also have extensive training in assessing whether a passenger is a security risk," the spokesman said.
The case highlights the bizarre situation regarding domestic flights in the UK. In 2006 the government passed controversial legislation giving police access to passenger-name records on domestic flights. The move, part of the Police and Justice Act, prompted the then Liberal Democrat home affairs spokesman, Alistair Carmichael, to complain that "the government is building a surveillance infrastructure unparalleled in the free world". Unparalleled, perhaps, but also deeply flawed.
Unlike in the United States, there remains no legal requirement for airlines to ask for photo ID on domestic flights, so the carriers have decided their own policies, which vary significantly. Ryanair demands passport or driving licence, Easyjet accept railcards, and British Airways asks for no photo ID at all. Without photo ID, anyone can fly using a made-up name, at a stroke rendering all security "watch lists" of suspected terrorists - as well as the new legislation - useless.
Our pediatrician made it very clear when we met him that he will not take anti-vaxxers as patients. I am sure that is somewhat common among peds. I really have no issue with family doctors doing the same. Emergency care is different, of course.Thoughts on this without going full P&N?
To me in this case the way it is described it sounds fair.
We are not talking about an emergency room visit, sounds like regular Dr visits.
She has patients who are compromised and are at high risk of COVID. She will still service the unvaccinated but needs to be telemedicine.
I assume she doesn't see young children.
In the US there is RealID that has been deferred for years and still isn't required.Probably did misremember then. Googling it it seems one does have to have 'photo ID' (a passport being a possible form) for UK domestic flights - I think maybe that was the post-911 rule-change I remember. Don't know, though, as I also found this - which suggests the UK system is still not exactly flawless.
Easyjet's security procedures seem strict - apart from some large holes in the system
Easyjet's security procedures seem strict and clear - apart from some large holes in the systemwww.theguardian.com
Sorry - way, way off-topic.
Briging it back on topic, the biggest problem with vaccine passports is probably the administrative effort that would be needed to get such a system working - and seems the chances are it would end up not working very well.
In the US there is RealID that has been deferred for years and still isn't required.
They also made international more strict where having a passport made your life much easier for cruising, and visiting Canada and Mexico. Not sure of the exact changes, because that was before I ever went international and I got a passport for my first trip.
First US COVID-19 deaths came earlier and in different places than previously thought.
First US COVID-19 deaths came earlier — and in different places — than previously thought
"The Wisconsin Department of Health Services now lists the probable COVID-19 death of a 50-59-year-old woman on Jan. 22, 2020 "
"...the NCHS now lists the country's first COVID-19 death during the week of Jan. 5-11 — the first full week of 2020. "
First US COVID-19 deaths came earlier — and in different places — than previously thought
A half dozen death certificates from January 2020 in six different states — California, Alabama, Georgia, Kansas, Oklahoma and Wisconsin — have been quietly amended to list COVID-19 as a contributing factor, suggesting the virus's deadly path quickly reached far beyond coastal regions that were...www.stripes.com
I think I did get it in Nov 2019. I’ve told my story before. I was struck down by the most odd of fatigue and unwillingness to do anything, along with a nasty shortness of breath. It was literally two weeks of just literally sleeping as much as possible and just trying to get up to do some physical activity.Fixed.
And not exactly shocking news.... that article barely rates a read never mind posting in all caps rotfl. (All it does is state the obvious)
Covid went anywhere international travelers did and I've been saying since the beginning it was here in the US at least several weeks to maybe up to 2 months longer then we've previously believed. (like late Nov- early/mid- Dec 2019)
HOWEVER the West Coast cities where the most folks arrived at the wrong time from China and went right home INFECTED were the places the VAST majority people got sick/passed away early in the pandemic, closely followed the NYC-Metro area (from China AND Europe) despite the occasional case that popped up in "East Bum-fvck KS".
A lot of doctors will refuse to do "risky" procedures to keep their record clean even if it will save the patient in mid / long term so if they can do that to pad their stats I see no reason this is any different as in this case the medical science is on her side.Thoughts on this without going full P&N?
To me in this case the way it is described it sounds fair.
We are not talking about an emergency room visit, sounds like regular Dr visits.
She has patients who are compromised and are at high risk of COVID. She will still service the unvaccinated but needs to be telemedicine.
I assume she doesn't see young children.
Delta also is endemic amongst the vaccinated.
NO! It is not. Do NOT spread covid misinformation FUD.
"A new CDC report shows that since July 26, there have been only 6,587 reports of breakthrough infections that resulted in hospitalization or death among 163 million fully vaccinated people — a percentage of 0.01 percent or less."
Endemic not found. Period.
CDC Recommends Updated COVID Vaccines to Target New Variants
A CDC advisory committee voted to recommend the updated COVID-19 vaccines for all Americans 6 months of age and older. The FDA has approved the new vaccines this week.www.healthline.com
Not sure that answers the point. The key bit being that "resulted in hospitalisations or death". The number actually carrying the virus in their systems is likely far higher. Therefore does that not make the _virus_ endemic among the vaccinated, if not the more severe forms of the disease?
Not sure that answers the point. The key bit being that "resulted in hospitalisations or death". The number actually carrying the virus in their systems is likely far higher. Therefore does that not make the _virus_ endemic among the vaccinated, if not the more severe forms of the disease?
Endemic precisely means that the virus remains but normal people with normal immune profiles can “handle it”, not that it doesn’t cause asymptomatic or minor infections. Not being in the hospital is not a guarantee of non-infection. I posted an article where a Hopkins epidemiologist has a little party with 17 others all fully vaccinated and they all got COVID, but avoided the hospital. And the county they are in is highly vaccinated; I live in that same country. 93+% with one shot, 85%+ fully vaccinated except the prepubescent kids.NO! It is not. Do NOT spread covid misinformation FUD.
"A new CDC report shows that since July 26, there have been only 6,587 reports of breakthrough infections that resulted in hospitalization or death among 163 million fully vaccinated people — a percentage of 0.01 percent or less."
Endemic not found. Period.
CDC Recommends Updated COVID Vaccines to Target New Variants
A CDC advisory committee voted to recommend the updated COVID-19 vaccines for all Americans 6 months of age and older. The FDA has approved the new vaccines this week.www.healthline.com
Point is if the vaccinated are getting sick it doesn’t show in hospitalizations or deaths.
Yes some are getting sick, no they aren’t dying or tying up hospital resources.
Getting sick and recovering in 5 to 7 days is not exactly a pandemic.