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39. Because, fully vaccinated people more likely to get tested?

Reply to OneCrazyDiamond (Original post)

Fri Dec 10, 2021, 09:17 PM

Dec 2021

In my small rural county, I bet half the cases have never been reported. And much of the population is unvaccinated, and unlikely to interact with the health system, thus be counted. So if Omicron is here, chances are we don't know the true numbers.

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Most reported U.S. Omicron cases have hit the fully vaccinated -CDC [View all] OneCrazyDiamond Dec 2021 OP

Get vaccinated, or don't get vaccinated. I have zero f$%ks to give at this point... SKKY Dec 2021 #1

That's how I feel about right now too. NH Ethylene Dec 2021 #20

Folks who are fully vaccinated luvtheGWN Dec 2021 #51

4.4% positivity rate? wnylib Dec 2021 #58

For sure! My family and I do the exact same. We mask up when in public... SKKY Dec 2021 #75

In what way are the fully vaxxed "living in a fool's paradise"? maxsolomon Jan 2022 #78

Well, judging by what I see in packed arenas luvtheGWN Jan 2022 #79

So, SOME people are. maxsolomon Jan 2022 #84

Time to start declaring the unvaxxed uninsurable. Initech Dec 2021 #74

It's scary, but it's also such a small sample. Bleacher Creature Dec 2021 #2

Yes. Initial toeholds could be in vaxed clusters. Expect it to really bust out in the unvaxed Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2021 #55

Also consider that vaxxed people wnylib Dec 2021 #60

Yes, and the results may be skewed because vaccinated people are also DemocraticPatriot Jan 2022 #83

43 is too small a number to really mean anything. Ocelot II Dec 2021 #3

Exactly! Well! n/t RKP5637 Dec 2021 #4

Yep. OneCrazyDiamond Dec 2021 #6

I imagine it will follow the same pattern as the other variants... Salviati Dec 2021 #17

I wouldn't bet against your prediction. n/t OneCrazyDiamond Dec 2021 #30

The article leaves out important information Mme. Defarge Dec 2021 #5

That will be a headline at Fox if not already. nt doc03 Dec 2021 #7

Becoming infected and becoming seriously ill are two different things. dgauss Dec 2021 #8

THIS Talitha Dec 2021 #26

But my concern.... durablend Dec 2021 #33

There is a good NPR article on this subject. I'd link to it but Tomconroy Dec 2021 #36

NPR: Info. on Long Haul Covid complexities & mystery appalachiablue Dec 2021 #50

I had Covid several months ago. Fully vaccinated, my illness was very mild. yardwork Dec 2021 #49

You nailed it. I had to postpone my vaccination due to health reasons and only have the first shot artemisia1 Dec 2021 #61

True. But also important wnylib Dec 2021 #73

Put another booster together Pfizer and Moderna! truthisfreedom Dec 2021 #9

Both Moderna and Pfizer are working on omicron booster. LisaL Dec 2021 #27

Announced today JudyM Jan 2022 #82

That could be why they had mild symptoms IronLionZion Dec 2021 #10

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You seem nice. johnp3907 Dec 2021 #44

Bye!! n/t GP6971 Dec 2021 #45

The vaccine turned me into a newt IronLionZion Dec 2021 #47

Again, fully vaccinated doesn't mean never infected again. Justice matters. Dec 2021 #11

Why don't people get this! The virus is not going to look at someone's vax status and move on. PaulRevere08 Dec 2021 #24

Yup...the shingles vaccine will not stop you from getting shingles Bengus81 Dec 2021 #35

There are many vaccinations DENVERPOPS Dec 2021 #57

agreed but it would be concerning if the vaccine introduced a propensity to infection cadoman Jan 2022 #80

But, DID THEY DIE? blm Dec 2021 #12

Or even get hospitalized? deurbano Dec 2021 #14

Yes according to the CDC, OneCrazyDiamond Dec 2021 #19

It's like in Marin County right now, with extremely high vax rates... cases are going way up, deurbano Dec 2021 #25

I think the critical point is OneCrazyDiamond Dec 2021 #28

Totally agree. My daughter is attending UC Irvine, and when she went to a recent student dance deurbano Dec 2021 #32

Good to know. luvtheGWN Dec 2021 #52

I Love It. It's 2021, Almost 2022... COL Mustard Dec 2021 #67

Thank the GQP OneCrazyDiamond Dec 2021 #72

You can't get your flying cars until we reach a 90% vax rate Bucky Jan 2022 #76

Awwwwww. COL Mustard Jan 2022 #77

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I think we are getting mixed messages about this. totodeinhere Dec 2021 #13

They are trying to get us the best info OneCrazyDiamond Dec 2021 #29

Have any of these vaxed people infected with Omicron died? beaglelover Dec 2021 #15

I have heard of no deaths. OneCrazyDiamond Dec 2021 #18

There are discussions going on to have a fourth shot now (besides the first two/initial booster ... SWBTATTReg Dec 2021 #16

This is awful reporting. Makes me crazy. Here's why Pobeka Dec 2021 #21

Also, the early omicron cases are likely from people who traveled either out of the country or out LisaL Dec 2021 #22

The variant is too new. OneCrazyDiamond Dec 2021 #23

South Africa has more data on that for folks who are interested IronLionZion Dec 2021 #34

The cdc link @ 18 has full info questionseverything Dec 2021 #69

A local brewery/eatery closed moreland01 Dec 2021 #31

Pfizer has said it's booster will be effective Tomconroy Dec 2021 #37

I hope your right. OneCrazyDiamond Dec 2021 #38

Because, fully vaccinated people more likely to get tested? jeffreyi Dec 2021 #39

Also, a lot more of the population is vaccinated. More targets. nt Quixote1818 Dec 2021 #65

This is not at all unexpected? NullTuples Dec 2021 #40

Being vaxxed will help you deal with the illness. ananda Dec 2021 #41

Omicron variant cases found in 25 states. Most are mild so far, CDC says Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 2021 #42

Some vaccines really do keep you from ever getting the disease. PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2021 #48

So only people travelling internationally have been infected. cinematicdiversions Dec 2021 #53

From (larger) UK data - 2 shots have little effect on mild disease from Omicron, but booster does muriel_volestrangler Dec 2021 #54

For all we know 1000 or 10000 vaccinated were exposed... Sancho Dec 2021 #56

Anime super spreader required proof of vaccination JT45242 Dec 2021 #59

I'm wondering how many are now pretending to be vaccinated. Farmer-Rick Dec 2021 #62

It's a very small sample pool. malthaussen Dec 2021 #63

I'm wondering about the level of antibodies in vaxxed people who got Omicron with mild symptoms. LaMouffette Dec 2021 #64

This is because most Americans are vaccinated. So more targets. Quixote1818 Dec 2021 #66

How many vaxxed Omicron positives are having to be hospitalized or buried? KentuckyWoman Dec 2021 #68

Post 18 has the cdc link but questionseverything Dec 2021 #70

A sample size of 43..you gotta be kidding...fearmongering again by the M$M Tommymac Dec 2021 #71

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Dec 10 mahina Jan 2022 #85