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In reply to the discussion: Covid infections are up by 68%, over the past two weeks, in my county [View all]BumRushDaShow
(169,536 posts)30. Sorry to have dropped that load on you
But regarding this --
For the vaccinated population Covid 19 is no longer a major concern.
I would give these brand new mRNA vaccines a few more years before declaring victory. The fact that people who are immunocompromised (and there are many many out there) along with the older population - where both groups will need to be continually boosted and boosted and boosted, means that it IS a concern.
"Needle fatigue" has already set in where you have a big chunk of the population who are "fully vaccinated" who have refused to get boosted. You already have only a small percent of the population who even get annual flu shots as it is...
And although I have posted over and over that SARS CoV2 "is not a cold" or "a flu", trying to vaccinate against these types of respiratory illnesses is hard due to the fact that they mutate so much.
However the fact that this new vaccine tech has done as well as it has is a miracle.
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Fair enough, but I don't count the eligible unvaccinated. They deserve what they get.
Lucky Luciano
Apr 2022
#21
Genesse/Flint may be good at testing the water. May provide some advance clues
empedocles
Apr 2022
#2
Apparently BA.2.12.1 (for places that actually do subtyping, like in NY, but sadly not many others )
BumRushDaShow
Apr 2022
#10
The vaccine makers have been working on ones that would try to deal with Omicron
BumRushDaShow
Apr 2022
#39
Well the influenza viruses are configured and act differently than SARS CoV2
BumRushDaShow
Apr 2022
#48
I think that's easy to say if you live in an area with low spread, but some of us aren't that lucky
liberal_mama
Apr 2022
#36
There was not one Covid patient in the Hospital where hubs had his surgery...big hospital.
Demsrule86
Apr 2022
#16
Spring break ended Monday. Got a notice from the school today there was a positive case.
haele
Apr 2022
#46
This number can be very deceiving. When counts are low, even a few more people can make
Quixote1818
Apr 2022
#53
If masks limit the spread, then why aren't they working in S. Korea, Germany, and Vietnam?
Yavin4
Apr 2022
#74
seasonal, meaning any occasion where large numbers of numbskulls gather unprotected
bigtree
Apr 2022
#80