Anybody else feel uneasy seeing NATO leaders without masks especially our President? nt

[Samrob]

[Shrek]

1. No n/t

[SoonerPride]

2. Nope.

[AlexSFCA]

3. NO, just you

[AlexSFCA]

11. I wear mask in public too, yet there is nothing uneasy about seeing NATO leaders don't

the risk of any serious complications let alone death from omicron to a fully vaxxed, boosted and otherwise healthy individuals is extremely low.

[zuul]

4. Yes.

[Johnny2X2X]

5. No

Our President is fully vaxxed and boosted and in excellent shape. The risk to him is minimal and he'd have the best care in the world should he get sick.

He still masks, but more out of setting an example than as a precaution.

[wnylib]

7. Yes. I just mentioned it in another thread.

I know that Biden is vaxxed and boosted, but cases are rising in Europe now and several other people who are vaxxed and boosted are getting covid - Jen Psaki, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama.

[SoonerPride]

13. And 48 hours later they are fine.

The vaccines are working as intended.

[wnylib]

15. For some people they are working as intended.

The people over 65 in my county have the highest vaccination and boosted rate, at 85%. They also have the highest breakthrough infections and hospitalization and death rate.

Biden is almost 80.

[SoonerPride]

16. The Queen got a breakthrough case and she's what, 145 years old?

And she is fine.

The incidence of breakthrough covid hospitalization and mortality even among the elderly is extremely low.

Biden will be fine.

[wnylib]

20. I hope for Biden's sake that you are right.

As for me, I will continue wearing a mask and avoiding crowds, even though I am vaccinated and boosted.

[Phoenix61]

18. That leaves 15% who are sitting ducks.

They will get Covid and if they have an underlying condition they will be at significant risk for severe disease and/or death. That said, I’m sure all the leaders are vaxed, boosted, and tested.

[wnylib]

19. ?? I was talking about the vulnerability of

people over 65 who are vaccinated and have had boosters. In my county, they are the highest number of people being hospitalized or dying if they get a breakthrough infection. They are also more likely than younger people to have a breakthrough infection.

[Phoenix61]

21. If 85% are vaxed their numbers may be higher

but the odds of severe illness and/or death is very low.

“Walensky replies, “You know really important study if I may just summarize it. A study of 1.2 million people who were vaccinated between December and October and demonstrated that severe disease occurred in about 0.015% of the people who received their primary series and death in 0.003% of those people. The overwhelming number of deaths, over 75%, occurred in people who had at least four comorbidities. So really these are people who were unwell to begin with. And yes, really encouraging news in the context of Omicron.” https://mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/idUSL1N2TS0S2

[wnylib]

23. The figures you posted are about

the general population. I am referring specifically to people over 65. Immune systems do not function as well in older people as in younger ones, even with vaccines.

[Butterflylady]

8. No

[Rebl2]

9. Kind of since

cases rising in Europe.

[LakeArenal]

10. No. Biden is a big boy now. He can decide

[Raine]

14. No nt

[Shanti Shanti Shanti]

17. No, my county is low risk, stopped wearing masks a month ago, go by local conditions, not fear

[LexVegas]

22. No. nt