Coronavirus Thread VI: Are We Nearly There Yet? (READ OP)

[Kannap]

https://edition.cnn.com/2021/08/17/politics/texas-governor-greg-abbott-covid-19/index.html

Finally a win.

I don't believe in karma but this is a point in karma's favor.

[Fartsniffage]

https://edition.cnn.com/2021/08/17/politics/texas-governor-greg-abbott-covid-19/index.html

Finally a win.

I don't believe in karma but this is a point in karma's favor.

You'll note that he and his family are fully vaccinated.

[Ethel mermania]

I don't believe in karma but this is a point in karma's favor.

You'll note that he and his family are fully vaccinated.

Glad it helped.

[Fartsniffage]

You'll note that he and his family are fully vaccinated.

Glad it helped.

Why? The guy is doing his best to put your fellow Americans at risk of illness and death.

[Ethel mermania]

Glad it helped.

Why? The guy is doing his best to put your fellow Americans at risk of illness and death.

I have a line that has something to do with Texas, probably get me a warning, so no, but thanks for the set up. It was a grand one.

[Nanatsu no Tsuki]

I wonder if the recognize Taliban will accept covid vaccines

the taliban has already banned covid vaccines in the province of Paktia

I wish I could be surprised about this... but I am not. -_-

[Jeriga]

the taliban has already banned covid vaccines in the province of Paktia

I wish I could be surprised about this... but I am not. -_-

They're religious extremists. If it isn't in their holy book, they aren't gonna do it.

[Austria-Bohemia-Hungary]

I wish I could be surprised about this... but I am not. -_-

They're religious extremists. If it isn't in their holy book, they aren't gonna do it.

Their compadres in Pakistan did it for the polio vaccine so... nobody should honestly be surprised.

[Stellar Colonies]

I wonder if some of the covid vaccine hesitant were deliberately trying to hold out for juicier incentives.

[Forsher]

I don't believe in karma but this is a point in karma's favor.

You'll note that he and his family are fully vaccinated.

Yesterday NZ had one case... now it's five. One of whom is a fully vaccinated nurse at Auckland City Hospital.

At this stage, they're all close contacts of a close contact of the first case, though since they've confirmed it's Delta, the distinction between close and ordinary contact is trivial. And, of course, no-one knows how the first case got it.

I'm just going to say it... vaccines are maybe going to reduce the number of symptomatic cases, but they're evidently not effective enough at preventing the spread. And, I'm sure, because of this, there will be a new strain one day where we say "last year's vaccines are now ineffective". It'll probably come out of a country like the UK or the US that's acting like vaccine normalcy exists. Does anyone know if there's a major effort to produce an anti-Delta vaccine out there?

[Nanatsu no Tsuki]

I wonder if some of the covid vaccine hesitant were deliberately trying to hold out for juicier incentives.

I'm not going to say there aren't people like that, but I think the great majority of the vaccine hesitant made up their minds about it for several reasons. Some distrust science, some think they know better than the experts, some may think if they catch CoVID19 they'll shrug it off because ''their mom's first cousin's sister's boyfriend's uncle" said it was just a flu to them and didn't die. And some just don't care. By this I mean that money could be a factor, but it's not the drive for all.

[Kowani]

there are no longer any ICU beds in the state of alabama

[Austria-Bohemia-Hungary]

there are no longer any ICU beds in the state of alabama

I'm starting to think we might end up seeing scenes we saw in Delhi in January but in the former CSA, by like... xmas.

[Pasong Tirad]

Just found out my uncle's been brought to a quarantine facility cause he tested positive for COVID. He's in his late 40s and has comorbidities that make him more likely to get a severe case.

But he's fully asymptomatic. He's absolutely fine, no symptoms at all. He's fully vaccinated.

Vaccines work. Get vaccinated. Get your folks vaccinated.

Just got a positive test back myself but I only have mild symptoms. So I'm at home just twiddling my thumbs. I do miss the smell of my coffee tho

That sucks. Hope you feel better soon.

Yeah, my uncle's the same. He's just bored out of his mind at a quarantine facility. And apparently, the food isn't that great. He still has his senses of smell and taste, though, so that's good.

[Kowani]

New Mexico to reinstate indoor mask mandate

[San Lumen]

https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/p ... 170458002/

Legislature 'will not allow' executive order on school masks to be defied by Nashville, Memphis schools, Lt. Gov. says

[Tinhampton]

there are no longer any ICU beds in the state of alabama

I'm starting to think we might end up seeing scenes we saw in Delhi in January but in the former CSA, by like... xmas.

January? I think the international media coverage picked up around the bottom end of April and then vanished at the start of May

[-SARS-]

I wonder if some of the covid vaccine hesitant were deliberately trying to hold out for juicier incentives.

I'm not going to say there aren't people like that, but I think the great majority of the vaccine hesitant made up their minds about it for several reasons. Some distrust science, some think they know better than the experts, some may think if they catch CoVID19 they'll shrug it off because ''their mom's first cousin's sister's boyfriend's uncle" said it was just a flu to them and didn't die. And some just don't care. By this I mean that money could be a factor, but it's not the drive for all.

Maybe they just have a thing for viruses. Time to get myself a date!

Come on, antivax boys! If you think my smile is infectious just wait till you see what else I got under this lipid coating! Hubba hubba come and get it!

[The Alma Mater]

I wonder if some of the covid vaccine hesitant were deliberately trying to hold out for juicier incentives.

No doubt. But some are also hesitant for the exact opposite reason: "why do they try to bribe us if the vaccine is good" and "nothing worth anything is given away for free" are often used phrases by many anti-vaxxers.

Though ofc anti-vaxxers often are dishonest about their motives.

[Rusozak]

there are no longer any ICU beds in the state of alabama

I'm starting to think we might end up seeing scenes we saw in Delhi in January but in the former CSA, by like... xmas.

Now would be a good time to just lop off the entire South.

[Necroghastia]

I'm starting to think we might end up seeing scenes we saw in Delhi in January but in the former CSA, by like... xmas.

Now would be a good time to just lop off the entire South.

pull the trigger, piglet

[Esternial]

I wonder if some of the covid vaccine hesitant were deliberately trying to hold out for juicier incentives.

No doubt. But some are also hesitant for the exact opposite reason: "why do they try to bribe us if the vaccine is good" and "nothing worth anything is given away for free" are often used phrases by many anti-vaxxers.

Though ofc anti-vaxxers often are dishonest about their motives.

I heard a take about why minorities would be hesitant to accept anything from the government, and I'd say it makes sense.

Politicians and media politicised the vaccine so much that it makes sense that if you've been properly fucked over by your government before you're hesitant, even in the face of sound logic, because these days also facts are politicised.

[USS Monitor]

No doubt. But some are also hesitant for the exact opposite reason: "why do they try to bribe us if the vaccine is good" and "nothing worth anything is given away for free" are often used phrases by many anti-vaxxers.

Though ofc anti-vaxxers often are dishonest about their motives.

I heard a take about why minorities would be hesitant to accept anything from the government, and I'd say it makes sense.

Politicians and media politicised the vaccine so much that it makes sense that if you've been properly fucked over by your government before you're hesitant, even in the face of sound logic, because these days also facts are politicised.

That made sense at the beginning of the rollout, but it is getting less and less understandable every day.

If the vaccine was some Tuskegee shit, they wouldn't be giving it to millions of white people. It's one thing if people think the government and society are racist, but they could still figure this out if they use their fucking brain for five seconds.

[Esternial]

I heard a take about why minorities would be hesitant to accept anything from the government, and I'd say it makes sense.

Politicians and media politicised the vaccine so much that it makes sense that if you've been properly fucked over by your government before you're hesitant, even in the face of sound logic, because these days also facts are politicised.

That made sense at the beginning of the rollout, but it is getting less and less understandable every day.

If the vaccine was some Tuskegee shit, they wouldn't be giving it to millions of white people. It's one thing if people think the government and society are racist, but they could still figure this out if they use their fucking brain for five seconds.

You can't fix stupid, but in some cases the fears people have supplants logic in an otherwise sound mind.

Getting angry at them is only going to vent our own frustrations and do very little in actually helping people that can (still) be helped.

[USS Monitor]

That made sense at the beginning of the rollout, but it is getting less and less understandable every day.

If the vaccine was some Tuskegee shit, they wouldn't be giving it to millions of white people. It's one thing if people think the government and society are racist, but they could still figure this out if they use their fucking brain for five seconds.

You can't fix stupid, but in some cases the fears people have supplants logic in an otherwise sound mind.

Getting angry at them is only going to vent our own frustrations and do very little in actually helping people that can (still) be helped.

No, getting angry and telling people to shut the fuck up and get their shot -- ordering them, not pleading with them and wasting time on their bullshit arguments -- will help people very effectively. Vaccinate people without their consent if we have to.

There's a time and a place for people to talk out their issues. And then there's a time and a place to just get shit done. Vaccine distribution in the middle of a pandemic when ICUs are running out of beds is the latter.