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20. No it isn't

Reply to Rustyeye77 (Original post)

Fri Aug 6, 2021, 01:58 PM

Aug 2021

Human society is not endangered. It's more than bad enough to say it's a threat without engaging in hyperbole.

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Lambda COVID Variant 'a Potential Threat to Human Society,' Researchers Say [View all] Rustyeye77 Aug 2021 OP

No words... secondwind Aug 2021 #1

i seriously have been wondering lately if the our lives have been forever changed Takket Aug 2021 #2

Stop wondering Rustyeye77 Aug 2021 #3

1918-1920 Flu infected a third of global popn. COVID has infected about half a percent to date oioioi Aug 2021 #11

The big difference between that flu and COVID-19 BumRushDaShow Aug 2021 #41

Great information - thank you! Tadpole Raisin Aug 2021 #45

This is what makes it a bit scary BumRushDaShow Aug 2021 #49

My other concern is that beyond long haul syndrome that Tadpole Raisin Aug 2021 #54

I saw a pbs special where they said at the worst in 1918 Tadpole Raisin Aug 2021 #57

Sadly, I think it's true liberal_mama Aug 2021 #16

The only pandemic totally eradicated Diraven Aug 2021 #32

This is very true Larissa Aug 2021 #51

Since our recorded history only covers a few thousand years, Blue_true Aug 2021 #97

Not good news for sure, but EarlG Aug 2021 #4

Yes, MRNA's Are a Game Changer Beetwasher. Aug 2021 #5

I also heard Andy Slavitt on a podcast say that cally Aug 2021 #26

That is reassuring - Thanks EarlG! Tadpole Raisin Aug 2021 #6

Mother Nature bats last MOMFUDSKI Aug 2021 #7

Humans have fucked up I_UndergroundPanther Aug 2021 #35

Worst case scenario: Blue_true Aug 2021 #100

Why do you think the billionaires are colonizing Mars? They have an escape plan. Irish_Dem Aug 2021 #111

Bats last with the most fearsome slugger on the team at the plate. nt Blue_true Aug 2021 #98

It seems Mother Nature is done with us C_U_L8R Aug 2021 #8

I doubt that we stick around anywhere close to how long Blue_true Aug 2021 #101

Here's another story about lambda that's not engineered for clickbait BannonsLiver Aug 2021 #9

"more than 80% of sequenced cases in [Peru] have been identified as the lambda variant." bluewater Aug 2021 #18

I dunno, I'm not a scientist BannonsLiver Aug 2021 #19

There is harm in both exaggerating risks AND in down playing risks from emerging variants. bluewater Aug 2021 #24

Nicely said. Caution seems to really anger some people, which is just bizarre. Scrivener7 Aug 2021 #106

That's it, Im going back inside and never coming out! FirstLight Aug 2021 #10

If the entire drug industry winds up being repurposed to fighting Buns_of_Fire Aug 2021 #14

Good question! OMGWTF Aug 2021 #38

Irresponsible sensationalist reporting. Maru Kitteh Aug 2021 #12

+1000 BannonsLiver Aug 2021 #22

The trouble is... Rustyeye77 Aug 2021 #23

What part of the article was "sensationalist reporting"? Let's look closer... bluewater Aug 2021 #61

I got a $1 that says you won't get a response. Rustyeye77 Aug 2021 #62

I just expect more tangential complaints about Newsweek bluewater Aug 2021 #72

Yup. Nt Fiendish Thingy Aug 2021 #69

Exactly ... really getting sick of the fear mongering. 🙄 nt Raine Aug 2021 #103

Humans might have the intelligence to fight the virus, but do we have the will to do so? Irish_Dem Aug 2021 #13

We have all these variants BECAUSE DUMBFUCKISTAN WON'T MASK UP GET THE SHOT! Stinky The Clown Aug 2021 #15

It would not be this bad if Meowmee Aug 2021 #17

This variant is not generally in the US treestar Aug 2021 #74

I was referring to delta on this not lambda Meowmee Aug 2021 #76

No it isn't qazplm135 Aug 2021 #20

Hyperbole brings the clickety clicks BannonsLiver Aug 2021 #21

Now that you mention it, you DO seem to show up in all these threads. Scrivener7 Aug 2021 #107

I feel so blessed to be monitored. BannonsLiver Aug 2021 #112

As you must be monitoring those you ALWAYS comment on. Scrivener7 Aug 2021 #115

From now on... orwell Aug 2021 #25

I might have a better idea. cab67 Aug 2021 #28

I like it! n/t orwell Aug 2021 #82

Coronavirus Alpha: "If you think I'm evil..." 0rganism Aug 2021 #27

A few caveats from epidemiologists I know. cab67 Aug 2021 #29

So lambda is more transmissible than the original strain? bluewater Aug 2021 #30

Thanks for this. ShazzieB Aug 2021 #42

It's interesting that it hasn't spread much here. It's been around longer than Delta. Scrivener7 Aug 2021 #108

The main problem, and challenge, in dealing with these variants is the PCR test. TheRickles Aug 2021 #31

Hoping they can find a way to make vaccines airborne bucolic_frolic Aug 2021 #33

Newsweek, huh? Think I'll wait for some other sources to weigh in before I run in circles. n/t TygrBright Aug 2021 #34

Apparently Newsweek is not reputable for you. Rustyeye77 Aug 2021 #37

Newsweek is not as reputable as it used to be. ShazzieB Aug 2021 #44

This message was self-deleted by its author ShazzieB Aug 2021 #81

Don't run in circles but wear a mask. marie999 Aug 2021 #67

also not peer reviewed yet treestar Aug 2021 #75

on the same note, the vaccines are not approved yet bluewater Aug 2021 #80

The one thing we never tried that would have worked was multigraincracker Aug 2021 #36

Bullshit click bait from a RW source. Nt Fiendish Thingy Aug 2021 #39

Newsweek is a RW Source? Really? bluewater Aug 2021 #40

Shuuush...Let it go. Rustyeye77 Aug 2021 #46

Point taken. bluewater Aug 2021 #48

Educate yourself on the recent history of Newsweek. Fiendish Thingy Aug 2021 #66

The two media bias ratings I posted weren't enough? Fine, here is a third... bluewater Aug 2021 #71

Maybe I should delete this thread. Rustyeye77 Aug 2021 #73

It's a form of the Ad hominem Fallacy. bluewater Aug 2021 #77

See the links I posted for a thorough discussion of NW's downfall. Fiendish Thingy Aug 2021 #86

Inadvertently cherry picked articles, apparently. bluewater Aug 2021 #90

From the article I linked to: Fiendish Thingy Aug 2021 #94

Thanks for illustrating my point. bluewater Aug 2021 #99

And I posted three sources that call your assertion into question. Fiendish Thingy Aug 2021 #102

And I pointed out the problem with Confirmation Bias. bluewater Aug 2021 #110

Newsweek has become a right wing rag with a RW agenda and pushing RW tropes and CT Celerity Aug 2021 #63

They were purchased a couple of years ago Fiendish Thingy Aug 2021 #64

Is there a media bias rating site you respect that calls Newsweek RW? bluewater Aug 2021 #70

The NW article is fear mongering for clicks using inconclusive research Fiendish Thingy Aug 2021 #85

Calling the study "inconclusive research" shows your lack of understanding of pre-prints. bluewater Aug 2021 #87

Neweek is now owned by, basically, a RW cult obamanut2012 Aug 2021 #88

Or check all the media bias rating sites that say its reliable and slightly left center? bluewater Aug 2021 #91

News week is now rightwing Demsrule86 Aug 2021 #105

You don't like facts? - Biorxiv has the study in question. Read it for yourself Roland99 Aug 2021 #52

Roland99...I've been thru this with the poster. Rustyeye77 Aug 2021 #55

I can't help myself Roland99 Aug 2021 #56

I'm with you. Rustyeye77 Aug 2021 #58

I've learned to hold articles on biorxiv at arms' length cab67 Aug 2021 #60

They aren't "facts" at this point, just a collection of data, correlates and speculation Fiendish Thingy Aug 2021 #65

Right. And as someone who did lab research back in the 80's it does not often hold up GulfCoast66 Aug 2021 #95

biorxiv is for non peer reviewed papers obamanut2012 Aug 2021 #89

Little COVID bugs love this country. Free dumb! BootinUp Aug 2021 #43

Vaccines will be adjusted, no use worrying about stuff like this. Jon King Aug 2021 #47

As if we KNOW Bmoboy Aug 2021 #50

This is the same movie. Rustyeye77 Aug 2021 #53

Hyperbolic click-bait. Elessar Zappa Aug 2021 #59

You consider over 600,000 deaths as fine? marie999 Aug 2021 #68

600,000 deaths isn't the "collapse of human society". meadowlander Aug 2021 #78

You misquoted that. it was "a potential threat to human society" bluewater Aug 2021 #79

"A potential threat" to society in the context of a pandemic means an existential threat. meadowlander Aug 2021 #92

Nice strawman there. No, existential threats are not the only threats to human society. bluewater Aug 2021 #96

You're the one asserting that there are examples. You provide them. meadowlander Aug 2021 #104

Once again, you ignore the threat of global economic collapse bluewater Aug 2021 #109

"...not yet been peer-reviewed..." GoCubsGo Aug 2021 #83

I will GocubsGo Rustyeye77 Aug 2021 #84

I agree with Gocubsgo. Not saying it's not true. GulfCoast66 Aug 2021 #93

How do we know it's not true? LisaL Aug 2021 #113

The vaccine is still effective if it keeps the vaccinated out of the hospital. GulfCoast66 Aug 2021 #116

Israel says Pfizer Covid vaccine is just 39% effective as delta spreads DontBelieveEastisEas Aug 2021 #114