unclevlad Posted November 27, 2021 Report Share Posted November 27, 2021 Unfortunately, this is inevitable. Dogs bark; viruses mutate. The nightmare is so many countries have had problems vaccinating...and here, I'm NOT talking the US per se. South Africa's vaccination rate is under 30%, and they're a country of 60 million. That means a large population base for mutations to arise. IIRC the WHO is pushing to accelerate vaccine distribution to these countries. Not something we see that often: https://ourworldindata.org/covid-vaccinations Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted November 27, 2021 Report Share Posted November 27, 2021 2 hours ago, Cygnia said: ...craaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaap... South African scientists detect new virus variant amid spike 1 hour ago, Hermit said: Oy. Yup. I believe a lady in Belgium was confirmed to have it after traveling in more than one country in Africa. They're calling this variant Omicron I'm not looking forward to when we get to Omega. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermit Posted November 27, 2021 Report Share Posted November 27, 2021 2 minutes ago, Lord Liaden said: I'm not looking forward to when we get to Omega. DARKSEID IS Wait, that probably belongs in the political thread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted November 27, 2021 Report Share Posted November 27, 2021 In case anyone is wondering why world governments are reacting so strongly to Omicron: Interestingly, Omicron is descended from early Alpha, not Delta: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt the Bruins Posted November 28, 2021 Report Share Posted November 28, 2021 South Africa's Health Minister declares that current vaccines appear to be effective against the Omicron variant:https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-news-politics/covid-vaccine-effective-against-new-omicron-variant-south-africas-health-minister-1055120.html I sure hope he's correct about that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted November 28, 2021 Report Share Posted November 28, 2021 47 minutes ago, Matt the Bruins said: South Africa's Health Minister declares that current vaccines appear to be effective against the Omicron variant:https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-news-politics/covid-vaccine-effective-against-new-omicron-variant-south-africas-health-minister-1055120.html I sure hope he's correct about that. I wonder what evidence he has to back that up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted November 28, 2021 Report Share Posted November 28, 2021 COVID Can Cause Strange Eye and Ear Symptoms Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoloOfEarth Posted November 29, 2021 Report Share Posted November 29, 2021 12 hours ago, Cygnia said: COVID Can Cause Strange Eye and Ear Symptoms Is that what's causing anti-vaxxers to see and hear (and believe) such weird crap? Tom Cowan, tkdguy, Cygnia and 1 other 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted November 29, 2021 Report Share Posted November 29, 2021 Hermit 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattern Ghost Posted November 30, 2021 Report Share Posted November 30, 2021 Well, something has knocked me and the wife on our behinds over the weekend. Onset jibes with exposure to our unvaccinated niece on Thanksgiving. (She's nine.) Hoping we don't have it, but I'm getting tested tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted November 30, 2021 Report Share Posted November 30, 2021 That's prudent, but children are walking petri dishes, especially at this time of year. Could be lots of things. Matt the Bruins 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted November 30, 2021 Report Share Posted November 30, 2021 Hubby's getting his booster on Friday, thankfully. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted November 30, 2021 Report Share Posted November 30, 2021 7 hours ago, Pattern Ghost said: Well, something has knocked me and the wife on our behinds over the weekend. Onset jibes with exposure to our unvaccinated niece on Thanksgiving. (She's nine.) Hoping we don't have it, but I'm getting tested tomorrow. Keep us posted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted November 30, 2021 Report Share Posted November 30, 2021 Family in North Bay, Ont., faces harassment at children's vaccine clinic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted November 30, 2021 Report Share Posted November 30, 2021 When your vaccine conspiracy believer associates start with the silly, I suggest referring them to this video. It will bring a laugh to you too, but it might just make some of them think a bit. Hermit 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted December 1, 2021 Report Share Posted December 1, 2021 1 hour ago, Lord Liaden said: When your vaccine conspiracy believer associates start with the silly, I suggest referring them to this video. It will bring a laugh to you too, but it might just make some of them think a bit. I know what all of the highlighted words mean, but when you use them together like that it just confuses me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattern Ghost Posted December 2, 2021 Report Share Posted December 2, 2021 On 11/30/2021 at 12:54 AM, Lord Liaden said: That's prudent, but children are walking petri dishes, especially at this time of year. Could be lots of things. Also mandatory, due to working in a hospital. Good news, it came back negative last night, so I returned to work today (er, Wednesday, since it's past midnight now). Feeling a lot better. I think my niece just discovered a virus that wasn't in this year's flu mix. She's uncannily good at it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
assault Posted December 2, 2021 Report Share Posted December 2, 2021 WA = Western Australia, in this context.WA Premier Mark McGowan says US white supremacists are targeting remote communities Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted December 2, 2021 Report Share Posted December 2, 2021 The First Confirmed U.S. Case of Omicron Emerges In SF — But No Changes for Restaurants Yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted December 2, 2021 Report Share Posted December 2, 2021 The second case was in Minnesota… someone who caught it at an anime con in NYC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starlord Posted December 3, 2021 Report Share Posted December 3, 2021 pinecone, Lord Liaden, Tom Cowan and 2 others 2 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted December 3, 2021 Report Share Posted December 3, 2021 Got an appointment for COVID booster and flu next Tuesday. L. Marcus, tkdguy and Old Man 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted December 4, 2021 Report Share Posted December 4, 2021 6 hours ago, Starlord said: That's because the ones denying the zombie apocalypse are the zombies themselves. 1 hour ago, Cancer said: Got an appointment for COVID booster and flu next Tuesday. I already got my flu shot. My COVID booster is scheduled for Thursday. Pariah 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted December 4, 2021 Report Share Posted December 4, 2021 So far this year I've gotten Pfizer, Pfizer, Shingrix, flu, DTAP, tetanus, Moderna. Feel a bit like a pincushion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted December 4, 2021 Report Share Posted December 4, 2021 Meanwhile, Omicron may be disproportionately hospitalizing children under the age of 5. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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