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Stinky The Clown

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20. My answer is based on the practical . . . . . . .

Sat Nov 26, 2022, 01:20 AM

Nov 2022

. . . . . . so I will start by saying I do pretty much what you do. I mask when I'm in the grocery store. i am not acting like a hermit but neither am I careless. I have some issues that would make Covid potentially worse for me. So I exercise caution.

At this point it all seems kinda "normal". When we got our bivalent boosters we unmasked for a few days after the vax and its proper wait time. It didn't feel right.

And so we mask.

Is the pandemic over? I guess that depends on who's asking. Has it become endemic as scientists seem to say? I guess.

But as a practical matter, it's still here.

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Not over. PlutosHeart Nov 2022 #1

yup Skittles Nov 2022 #3

Ditto. Ms. Toad Nov 2022 #8

so many stupid, selfish assholes Skittles Nov 2022 #2

The pandemic is not over. When it is over is a matter of science, not belief. Ms. Toad Nov 2022 #4

I've tried to find those stats SickOfTheOnePct Nov 2022 #7

Here you go. Ms. Toad Nov 2022 #9

Thanks! N/t SickOfTheOnePct Nov 2022 #10

This message was self-deleted by its author Tomconroy Nov 2022 #35

Not over. Just A Box Of Rain Nov 2022 #5

It's not over. Long-term effects on many are devastating. SheltieLover Nov 2022 #6

It's not over. And while I'm not a hermit, I do avoid indoor gatherings LuckyCharms Nov 2022 #11

So... 2naSalit Nov 2022 #12

Ask the Chinese about it being over? We are fugged. BSdetect Nov 2022 #13

China knows Covid is still going strong. Here in the U.S. the sheep flock. sarcasmo Nov 2022 #14

Not at all over. n/t OhioChick Nov 2022 #15

All the stars are out tonight BannonsLiver Nov 2022 #16

LOL! I love your humor! beaglelover Nov 2022 #44

3 years ago, COVID was in China and we thought, "naw, we're good" Kennah Nov 2022 #17

Covid is endemic. barbtries Nov 2022 #18

My answer is based on the practical . . . . . . . Stinky The Clown Nov 2022 #20

yep. it's not going away. barbtries Nov 2022 #29

What you got against hermits? Us hermits ain't the ones spreadin' covid. Hermit-The-Prog Nov 2022 #58

Nor are we clowns Stinky The Clown Nov 2022 #59

While not exactly in "lock down" we are still fallowing Prairie_Seagull Nov 2022 #38

I've had 2 shots and 3 boosters, and I had COVID a week ago. Greybnk48 Nov 2022 #19

I feel the same way. samplegirl Nov 2022 #21

NOT over! Ugh secondwind Nov 2022 #22

Dr. Jha on dying from covid: Tomconroy Nov 2022 #23

It is not dying from COVID that causes anxiety mnhtnbb Nov 2022 #24

We all have different perceptions of risk. My life is back to normal. Tomconroy Nov 2022 #25

I have a Master's degree in public health mnhtnbb Nov 2022 #26

Most people value a flourishing economy. It's rather important. Tomconroy Nov 2022 #28

Belittle science --and scientists--if you wish mnhtnbb Nov 2022 #31

The CDC collects data and the figures are on its website. Tomconroy Nov 2022 #32

So? DET Nov 2022 #56

You sound like trump. Tomconroy Nov 2022 #57

A flourishing economy doesn't mean much to anybody on a ventilator. davsand Nov 2022 #48

Many of the early long covid studies had no control groups Tomconroy Nov 2022 #49

excellent post Skittles Nov 2022 #53

Same SickOfTheOnePct Nov 2022 #27

Good for you. You don't live with someone suffering from Long Covid. haele Nov 2022 #42

Cdc figures differ. Considerably. Tomconroy Nov 2022 #43

thank you Skittles Nov 2022 #51

That is not quite how the math works out Zeitghost Nov 2022 #54

Not to diminish your post forthemiddle Nov 2022 #45

Most deaths now are among the elderly who are not current on boosters or who Tomconroy Nov 2022 #47

No not over Meowmee Nov 2022 #30

It will never be over Trenzalore Nov 2022 #33

You're half right Zeitghost Nov 2022 #40

This message was self-deleted by its author helpisontheway Nov 2022 #34

Covid is endemic DetroitLegalBeagle Nov 2022 #36

It no longer affects my daily life in any material way Shrek Nov 2022 #37

Same with me. beaglelover Nov 2022 #46

because it is all about you Skittles Nov 2022 #52

i was horrified to see the news yesterday orleans Nov 2022 #39

Nope. But problems go away when you don't talk about them. Right? nt Samrob Nov 2022 #41

Not even close to being over but it sure is being ignored. nt Autumn Nov 2022 #50

VA, I had my 5 shot this week and was told I should expect the next one in 6 months. Dysfunctional Nov 2022 #55