Tenpenny. Tuppence short of a Shilling.
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My cynical answer is that the public does not care. As far as I can tell, no one is paying attention to covid news anymore. It’s not in the headlines, the talking heads on TV are not screaming about it, so it must be gone. It is not, and there is a non-zero chance we will deal with another serious outbreak, but if so, “the public” will be shocked, because it was all over and “we moved on from that.” The tiger is not actively mauling us at the moment, but that does not mean it is gone.
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LOL, no.
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I must confess I was unaware of this fact too.
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That’s a very long dose of not very good news. Not very good at all.
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I had to stop reading it because it contained so many technical inaccuracies, but the gist is correct. Even in many hospitals, their guard is down. They tuck COVID patients away in special units now so they don’t have to confront the ongoing problem. Masking protocols have been relaxed in most (thankfully, not all). The one encouraging point is that most hospitals have lumped COVID vaccines in with all the other vaccines they require for anyone who works there, and your boosters have to be up-to-date.
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Good info, complex topic, not terribly good news over all.
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[Elana Levin: “New thread on the NC medical mask ban: North Carolina senate passed a bill that will ban medical masks in public spaces. The Assembly majority supports the bill. I hope this is a wake up call to folks on the left who don’t care www.wsoctv.com/news/local/n… There IS still time to stop this bill.” — Bluesky (bsky.app)]
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I feel like i am gonna wear this gif out before November. But seriously, the rights of the KKK are protected, but fuck those immunocompromised whiners? I just cannot believe where we are at times…
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I should probably get another vaccine. They’ve approved it, and it might help with the new variants.
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So my neighbor, a very good friend for decades, has been fighting a respiratory infection for 3 weeks but he hasn’t slowed down. It has slowed him down because he gets tired faster but he keeps going out to restaurants and family get togethers.
He finally went to the doctor who sent him home with inhalers and antibiotics but no definitive diagnosis.
They’re on their way out to dinner.
I really wish he’d rest and stay away from people.
I’m keeping my distance until he stops coughing.
He’s no spring chicken, it don’t take much for something to turn ugly at his age.
Oh well, I can’t worry about everyone.
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Have you had Covid yet?
- Yes, multiple times.
- Yes, but only once.
- Maybe? I felt iffy there for awhile.
- No, I’ve managed to avoid it.
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… because of course the next pathogen will work exactly like the last one 
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To be honest, in this context “the next pathogen”1) itself is the lesser of my worries.
1) Should we make a bingo card or start a pool?
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