Life in magastan, Adams county Pennsylvania

[Duncanpup]

At Grocery market biglerville pa most employees wearing mask , maybe six customers masked up. The delta variant is here , and yet I highly suspect that a lot of these unmasked people are not vaccinated. I hope our infection numbers will be low as they say with delta the fully vaccinated do have some protection.

[phylny]

1. Same for me in rural Virginia.

I and another woman were the only mask wearers at the grocery store on Sunday. This county has greater than half its population unvaccinated.

[Duncanpup]

8. Stay safe friend

[gab13by13]

2. Same here in Jefferson county, Pa.

No masks to speak of here in MF45 country.

[Duncanpup]

5. Hugs friend

We have idiots for neighbors

[nuxvomica]

3. We're at 63% vaccinated in Warren County, NY

Compared to 41% in your county, but we just had a big influx of tourists over the weekend as this is the Lake George-Saratoga summer tourism corridor. Crowds of people unmasked. The only saving grace is that most crowd events are outdoors.

[Duncanpup]

6. Outdoor is a saving grace

[Siwsan]

4. I'm in Genesee County, Michigan

50.2% vaccination rate with 42.9% of those being fully vaccinated. Unfortunately, I doubt those numbers are going to change, much. I could probably pin point, on the county map, where a lot of the unvaccinated live.

I still see people wearing masks (me, included) in my VERY Blue district but there fewer, every time I go out.

There are 5 counties in Michigan that have reported the Delta variant spreading. I think there were a couple of cases in my county but we're not among those 5. Well, not yet, anyway.

[Duncanpup]

7. Just hoping those vaccinated

We can keep in check any major outbreaks

[Siwsan]

10. At this point, probably the only thing that will move the numbers is attrition

Also consider that any number of the unvaccinated might have been asymptomatic carriers/spreaders so unless they go in for a blood test for an antibody check, we'll never know the true 'at risk' population. Personally, I think that should be included with any blood test.

[roamer65]

18. From what I saw along the lakeshore and beaches yesterday, we are going to have an outbreak soon.

[magicarpet]

9. Pfizer and Moderna vaccines only 65% effective in fighting off the new "Delta" variant.

Link to Delta Covid variant,..
https://news.yahoo.com/pfizer-vaccine-protection-against-infection-220657490.html

There is a new mutation coming out of Peru that is way more infectious.

*~*~*~*~*~

New variant/mutation coming out of Peru called "Lambda" Variant,...

Pablo Tsukayama, a doctor in molecular microbiology at the Cayetano Heredia university in Peru’s capital Lima, said that when medics first noted the variant in December, it accounted for “just one in every 200 samples”.

By March, however, it accounted for about 50 per cent of samples in Lima and now it’s about 80 per cent. That would suggest its rate of transmission is higher than other variants,” he said.

According to the WHO, Lambda accounted for 82 per cent of new Covid-19 cases in May and June in Peru, which has the world’s highest coronavirus mortality rate. In neighbouring Chile, it accounts for almost a third of new cases.

Scientists, however, remain uncertain whether the mutations in Lambda make it more transmissible.

https://www.ft.com/content/b3ea5177-9312-418b-acb7-af16a3bdcd22

[Duncanpup]

11. Oh my

[magicarpet]

12. This Covid thing ain't over by a long shot.

Those who refuse the vaccine will cause this Covid to reemerge come the cold fall weather.

Nonvaxers giving the new variants a chance to mutate and incubate a stronger version of Covid 19.

Come autumn it will explode to a higher death count for those who refuse the vaccine. The ICU hospital wards will be full of people who refuse the Covid 19 shots.

We will require a yearly booster to keep ahead of the various variants that come about due to those who refuse to get the inoculation and allow the virus to rampantly mutate beyond our ability to suppress or control,... all due to idiocy,.. child like behavior,...and infantile stubbornness.

[Duncanpup]

14. You are absolutely correct

[roamer65]

19. Anti-vaxxers shouldn't be allowed to fill the hospitals.

They shouldn’t be allowed in the hospitals.

[Doc Sportello]

13. Moderna was not included in this study

Your headline is wrong. Also, an expert on CNN just said that more information was needed before taking this as the last word on the subject.

[magicarpet]

17. FYI Doc,...

1). The Pfizer Vaccine and the Moderna vaccine are nearly identical,... being based of the RNA technique of lab production.

2). My links are not the final word pertaining to Covid. This is an emerging health issue of great concern. The purpose of this information is not to create drama or scare people to death,... but rather to inform what reputable science sees coming over the horizon pertaining to this Covid 19 health problem.

Giving people the information to forewarn and better acquaint themselves about these matters.

What may becoming if we do not induce our fellow Americans to get the fucking vaccine.

Comprehend-e ?

[magicarpet]

21. The Pfizer and Moderna vaccines nearly identicle.

(begin snip,...)

The Pfizer and Moderna vaccines carry exactly the same viral genetic material, and they differ only in how they get delivered to our cells once they are introduced in our body,” says Ramon Lorenzo Redondo, a molecular virologist at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine. The first dose primes the immune system, while the second one helps to rev it up.

You can think of a paperback and a hardcover book. They are different in the outside but contain exactly the same information,” he says. “This genetic material, once introduced in our cells, makes them produce identical viral proteins. Therefore, it is expected that they will generate the same immune response.”

(end snip,... much more at link...)

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2021-01-31/covid-q-a-can-i-mix-pfizer-and-moderna-vaccines

[Doc Sportello]

28. FYI, Moderna is NOT in the study you posted

And they are not identical. So your headline is still wrong. It is important that people get the vaccine. Posting false headlines doesn't help. Hopefully you can comprehend that.

[magicarpet]

22. The Covid 19 "Lambda Variant" s causing global concerns because it is the most deadly mutation yet..

(begin snip)

The Lambda variant originated in Peru and has been detected in more than 30 countries over the last four weeks.

Malaysian health officials have warned that the mutation is “more infectious than the Delta variant”, with Peru’s Health Ministry saying Peru is now experiencing the “highest mortality rate in the world” in a tweet posted on Monday (5 July).

The variant is rapidly spreading in the South American country, contributing to around 500 deaths per 100,000 people.

This is almost double the death recorded in Hungary, which has the second highest mortality rate at around 300 per 100,000 people, according to John Hopkins data.

(end snip)

https://www.nationalworld.com/health/coronavirus/lambda-variant-what-is-the-new-covid-strain-deadlier-than-delta-and-is-it-in-the-uk-3296779

[Elessar Zappa]

25. Still very high protection

against hospitalization and death. The vaccines remain very effective and everyone who wants protection should get one.

[magicarpet]

26. Yes,... With the new and more dangerous variants,....

Those who vaccinate will be able to fight off the new mutations. Thosea who don't vaccinate will be the ones who are sent to the ICU and on a ventilator,... while at deaths door clinging to life.

The mutations and variants as the virus matures could become very dangerous. This is why it is imperative we vaccinate as many folks as possible to slow the virus and control its ability to replicate into more deadly strains.

It is unfortunate that the Fascist AmeriKKKan Nazi Party turned this health issue into a hoax and weaponized political issue for re-election.

THANKS trDUMP !

[kentuck]

15. Magastan.

That is such a useful term. I will probably "borrow" that sometime in the future.

[Duncanpup]

16. I read it somewhere kentuck

It describes my area

[2naSalit]

23. It's a good one for...

Montana too.

[roamer65]

20. I love it. It fits perfectly.

[panader0]

24. People are going to really be against shutting down and masking again.

I haven't changed my covid habits yet--I still mask at the stores.
The only exception has been when playing music with my buds. I cut it out for over a year,
but now I get together once in a while. In the band shed, everyone is at least 6 feet or more
from each other.
These Delta, and now Lambda variants are going to cause a new surge in cases. I sure wish
it was possible to change the anti-vaxers minds, but I fear that's a fool's errand.

[MLAA]

27. Time to suit up and go with evasive maneuvers! The idiots are everywhere.