The chatter I've seen from researchers seems to lean toward Mu not being able to outpace Delta and therefore won't get the chance to dominate. I'll try to go back and find actual posts about it.
The chatter I've seen from researchers seems to lean toward Mu not being able to outpace Delta and therefore won't get the chance to dominate. I'll try to go back and find actual posts about it.
I'm not sure being able to outpace Delta really matters that much though. If/when a variant emerges that can get past the vaccine, it could easily become dominant among vaccinated people even as Delta or whatever new vaccine-preventable-but-highly-transmissible variant remains dominant among the unvaccinated.
The chatter I've seen from researchers seems to lean toward Mu not being able to outpace Delta and therefore won't get the chance to dominate. I'll try to go back and find actual posts about it.
I'm not sure being able to outpace Delta really matters that much though. If/when a variant emerges that can get past the vaccine, it could easily become dominant among vaccinated people even as Delta or whatever new vaccine-preventable-but-highly-transmissible variant remains dominant among the unvaccinated.
But the article says they don't know that Mu can get past the vaccine, there's not enough research. I just think it's early to be worrying about it.
I'm not sure being able to outpace Delta really matters that much though. If/when a variant emerges that can get past the vaccine, it could easily become dominant among vaccinated people even as Delta or whatever new vaccine-preventable-but-highly-transmissible variant remains dominant among the unvaccinated.
But the article says they don't know that Mu can get past the vaccine, there's not enough research. I just think it's early to be worrying about it.
My anxiety is outpacing everything right now. It’s entirely likely it’s too early to worry about it, but my mind is insisting it’s exactly the right time. 😂
I'm beginning to think masks will become like shoes or underwear over the next few years - something you wear in public spaces without thinking much about it. Maybe not the beach or in your own home, but most places. (a loose analogy, obviously).
But the article says they don't know that Mu can get past the vaccine, there's not enough research. I just think it's early to be worrying about it.
My anxiety is outpacing everything right now. It’s entirely likely it’s too early to worry about it, but my mind is insisting it’s exactly the right time. 😂
That sounds about right for much of the past 6 years.
Whether it was a Trump issue that hadn't *yet* fully percolated, fire/smoke season, or all the fun of covid, that has become my baseline.
My anxiety is outpacing everything right now. It’s entirely likely it’s too early to worry about it, but my mind is insisting it’s exactly the right time. 😂
That sounds about right for much of the past 6 years.
Whether it was a Trump issue that hadn't *yet* fully percolated, fire/smoke season, or all the fun of covid, that has become my baseline.
But the article says they don't know that Mu can get past the vaccine, there's not enough research. I just think it's early to be worrying about it.
My anxiety is outpacing everything right now. It’s entirely likely it’s too early to worry about it, but my mind is insisting it’s exactly the right time. 😂
Ugh I know, I'm sorry. I thought about that after I posted, we can't always control what we're worrying about when. (((hugs)))
I'm beginning to think masks will become like shoes or underwear over the next few years - something you wear in public spaces without thinking much about it. Maybe not the beach or in your own home, but most places. (a loose analogy, obviously).
Masks are like underwear.
Some people change theirs every day. Some people don't.
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Masks are like underwear - no matter how many times I mention it, there is always a chance my kid will try to take hers off in public.
I'm beginning to think masks will become like shoes or underwear over the next few years - something you wear in public spaces without thinking much about it. Maybe not the beach or in your own home, but most places. (a loose analogy, obviously).
The chatter I've seen from researchers seems to lean toward Mu not being able to outpace Delta and therefore won't get the chance to dominate. I'll try to go back and find actual posts about it.
This is what I’ve read as well. I cannot borrow trouble on this. I don’t think I have enough room left in my brain for another worry anyways. (Lol this is a lie…I always find a way!).
I'm beginning to think masks will become like shoes or underwear over the next few years - something you wear in public spaces without thinking much about it. Maybe not the beach or in your own home, but most places. (a loose analogy, obviously).
I really hope not. I wear one all day at work, haven’t been indoors anywhere without one since they were first required, and won’t eat at a restaurant until it’s safe enough to not need one in public. By that metric I’ll never eat in a restaurant again.
But it’s super uncomfortable still, even with wearing it 40+ hours a week at work. I do find it harder to breath through (I have breathing issues related to surgery I had the day I was born). The thought of wearing them permanently might break me.
I got my third shot, and it knocked me out worse than the first two. Exhaustion and a fever. I just tried repeating to myself all those things we said to ourselves back in the spring aboit side effects meaning an immune reaction. And even though no side effects didn’t mean no immune reaction, it’s also hard not to say yay! It’s working now.
I got my third shot, and it knocked me out worse than the first two. Exhaustion and a fever. I just tried repeating to myself all those things we said to ourselves back in the spring aboit side effects meaning an immune reaction. And even though no side effects didn’t mean no immune reaction, it’s also hard not to say yay! It’s working now.
I had a similar experience and was also happy I had side effects this time.
I got my third shot, and it knocked me out worse than the first two. Exhaustion and a fever. I just tried repeating to myself all those things we said to ourselves back in the spring aboit side effects meaning an immune reaction. And even though no side effects didn’t mean no immune reaction, it’s also hard not to say yay! It’s working now.
I had a similar experience and was also happy I had side effects this time.
I got my third shot yesterday. I had zero reaction to the first 2. I’ve spent all day today trying to decide if I’m getting sick or if I’m experiencing side effects from the booster. If I am, they are very mild, other than the exhaustion. But, mild head congestion/sinus pressure.
I got my third shot, and it knocked me out worse than the first two. Exhaustion and a fever. I just tried repeating to myself all those things we said to ourselves back in the spring aboit side effects meaning an immune reaction. And even though no side effects didn’t mean no immune reaction, it’s also hard not to say yay! It’s working now.
My co-worker has RA and said the same. She had nothing for the first 2. The 3rd was rough. Hoping that means a strong immune response!
"Hello babies. Welcome to Earth. It's hot in the summer and cold in the winter. It's round and wet and crowded. On the outside, babies, you've got a hundred years here. There's only one rule that I know of, babies-"God damn it, you've got to be kind.”
I grew up in Tennessee. Real near where eclairs was. Im FB friends with probably my oldest friend, my next door neighbor when I was in preschool through 3rd grade. We have next to nothing in common anymore. He is a four-wheeling, hunting, evangelical who I’m pretty sure voted for trump. But man, he has been posting all these pro-vaccine things lately. Trying to encourage those around him. It’s so awesome.
Now the hospital is saying that the doctor quoted in the story doesn’t work for them and the info is inaccurate:
UPDATE: Northeastern Hospital System Sequoyah issued a statement: Although Dr. Jason McElyea is not an employee of NHS Sequoyah, he is affiliated with a medical staffing group that provides coverage for our emergency room. With that said, Dr. McElyea has not worked at our Sallisaw location in over 2 months. NHS Sequoyah has not treated any patients due to complications related to taking ivermectin. This includes not treating any patients for ivermectin overdose. All patients who have visited our emergency room have received medical attention as appropriate. Our hospital has not had to turn away any patients seeking emergency care. We want to reassure our community that our staff is working hard to provide quality healthcare to all patients. We appreciate the opportunity to clarify this issue and as always, we value our community’s support.”
And of course the response is “SEE. Ivermectin is safe but it’s a liberal conspiracy to not let us take it!!!!!” and I want to ram my head through a wall.
Now the hospital is saying that the doctor quoted in the story doesn’t work for them and the info is inaccurate:
UPDATE: Northeastern Hospital System Sequoyah issued a statement: Although Dr. Jason McElyea is not an employee of NHS Sequoyah, he is affiliated with a medical staffing group that provides coverage for our emergency room. With that said, Dr. McElyea has not worked at our Sallisaw location in over 2 months. NHS Sequoyah has not treated any patients due to complications related to taking ivermectin. This includes not treating any patients for ivermectin overdose. All patients who have visited our emergency room have received medical attention as appropriate. Our hospital has not had to turn away any patients seeking emergency care. We want to reassure our community that our staff is working hard to provide quality healthcare to all patients. We appreciate the opportunity to clarify this issue and as always, we value our community’s support.”
And of course the response is “SEE. Ivermectin is safe but it’s a liberal conspiracy to not let us take it!!!!!” and I want to ram my head through a wall.
The original story (the false one) was all over my Twitter. It's a good reminder to all of us to think critically about stories and sources even if we are inclined to believe them because they align with our world view.
Looks like covid is over in north texas. Grocery store has half or less wearing masks. We are not at our peak winter levels...yet. I feel like I am a screaming liberal when I wear a mask in stores. I might as well just buy HRC masks. My work is divided, but I imagine that both sides can at least agree that sick workers hit the bottom line, so having people stay home if they can do their job remotely is good business. (I am avoiding the office.)
Sometimes I feel like some of you are living in a completely different world than me.
Looks like covid is over in north texas. Grocery store has half or less wearing masks. We are not at our peak winter levels...yet. I feel like I am a screaming liberal when I wear a mask in stores. I might as well just buy HRC masks. My work is divided, but I imagine that both sides can at least agree that sick workers hit the bottom line, so having people stay home if they can do their job remotely is good business. (I am avoiding the office.)
Sometimes I feel like some of you are living in a completely different world than me.
You have better managers than I do then. They have realized sick time is bad for business...so we all must be in the office and strongly encouraged top vaccinate. We have no reason to be in the same building except IT are morons(i.e. nit realizing you can't sign into a remote system when it is down).
We have gone from 120 to 78 employees while hiring 20 a month but " employees intend to stay for a long time." We also have people out with Covid, pnemonia, etc.
Looks like covid is over in north texas. Grocery store has half or less wearing masks. We are not at our peak winter levels...yet. I feel like I am a screaming liberal when I wear a mask in stores. I might as well just buy HRC masks. My work is divided, but I imagine that both sides can at least agree that sick workers hit the bottom line, so having people stay home if they can do their job remotely is good business. (I am avoiding the office.)
Sometimes I feel like some of you are living in a completely different world than me.
It's over in the Houston suburbs, too. I feel like an idiot wearing a mask in the store because I am one of the few doing it. Back when Delta really hit mask usage increased a ton but it's back down to almost nothing. A different world indeed.
My grandmother just called and Delta is running rampant in her retirement community and I’m so pissed off. She’s been so safe the whole time, but being safe in Florida means not going anywhere or doing anything because god forbid there’s a mask mandate. Thank god she has her boyfriend and they go on walks together, or else she’d be totally isolated. I guess we won’t be seeing her until 2022 : (
I'm beginning to think masks will become like shoes or underwear over the next few years - something you wear in public spaces without thinking much about it. Maybe not the beach or in your own home, but most places. (a loose analogy, obviously).
Masks are like underwear.
Some people change theirs every day. Some people don't.
This was on the chalkboard at my local wine shop. They've been closed since Jun 1 when our most recent lockdown began, but I loved going there for the wonderful people and their signs.
I've lived in Asia on and off since 2007. Masks are so normal. I hope the US becomes like that. Where I last lived we wore them from Jan-Apr as it was smoky season with AQIs above 500 not infrequently.