According to this update, she’s not. The difference their conditions so far is sad, but not surprising:
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Oh dear, that is sad news. Echoing someone in the comments there, I hope they both recover and go on with their lives.
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All the girl had to do was put the mask on.
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Good for him.
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Sorry if repost.
On the one hand, big ups to @jwz for taking a stand here for the safety of his customers and staff. On the other hand, what the fuck is wrong with people?
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Interesting, small (though not as small as the initial study), preliminary study to keep an eye on. Not to make clinical decisions on quite yet, but better data and far better safety profile than some of the stuff we have seen recently.
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Why do I feel like the MAGA crowd won’t want to take it if it works?
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His next album will be titled Slowbrain.
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I’m guessing one of the following:
- He’ll be collecting his Herman Cain Award within a year
- He’s a liar, and already got vaccinated
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He says he got vaccinated and that’s how he knows they are dangerous so unfortunately he may stick around outstaying his welcome.
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Antibodies Waning? The Immune System Has a Backup Plan For That
Antibodies against the coronavirus wane over time, but the immune system has a backup plan that doesn’t rely on boosters, according to a study by scientists at the University of Pennsylvania, where technology for mRNA vaccines was developed.
Researchers at the university’s Perelman School of Medicine tracked 61 people for six months after immunization with mRNA vaccines. The team noted that antibodies gradually ebbed, but that the shots generated durable immune memory to SARS-CoV-2 in the form of B and T cells that increased over time to help ward off serious illness.
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The story declined to name the student, but I hope the 24 other people in the classroom go ahead and name her.
Professor: I might die if I get this thing. Please where a mask to protect me.
Student: It makes me very slightly physically uncomfortable, so, nope.
What an asshole.
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He may be onto something; see what it did to his brain.
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Every time I hear someone say they can’t breath it makes me crazy. I get it if they have some sort of illness that makes breathing difficult but for most people that’s not the case.
I have asthma, I run outside in the winter in zero degree weather with mouth and nose completely covered, I have yet to fall over.
I recently needed a routine stress test due to my heart disease. I worked out on the treadmill with my heart elevated breathing heavy, I had on an N95 with a surgical mask over it, I never passed out my oxygen levels remained normal. My cardiologist was in the room and never once suggested I remove the mask for safety. Everyone in the room wore a mask.
That article says some students are kind of screwed because they needed that class and now will have to reschedule. Those students had better not be angry at the professor. Had I been in that class I most certainly would have had words with the student. The rest of the class should have had words if for no other reason than respect for the 88 year old professor.
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An interesting angle on the anti-vaxx story in the Guardian today.
tl:dr: Anti-vaxx is an example of a group which satisfies hard-wired desires for status which is otherwise absent for its members.
I’m not sure about how I feel about the core observation about status games. I can’t really tell if it’s a brilliant insight or mundane observation… either way it seems to be an explanation for a lot of things, but does it give a workable solution to the problem?
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It seems like mostly an explanation for a lot of bigots and other assholes in modern day to act out, based on the article. No offense to anyone here, but I was highly anticipating the writer would be a man, and I was right. There’s definitely overlap, but I think men have more of a tendency to view life as some kind of competition against others (versus competing with yourself to do the best you can) than women do, in general. Either that or me and most of the woman I know and read about and admire just aren’t “hard wired” like regular humans.
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I lean way over on the nurture side instead of nature on that. I know a lot of non-competitive, caring, nurturing men, and OTOH, some “Karens.”
Almost from birth, boys are encouraged to be competitive, and blamed when they’re not, so it’s no surprise to me that more men than woman act that way as adults.
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Well, you know most of the folks this would apply to would define “regular human” as male, so of course, you are correct.
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That’s a really good point. So, at least in the now times, it’s less about being “hard wired” and more about being programmed.
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