OT Coronavirus: America in chaos, News and Updates. One million Americans dead and counting

Just wear a mask...........

 

I always do!

 

It's about a month old, but I hadn't seen it yet.

 

This feels like an economy-driven decision. I don't trust the government to keep the humans who live in the United States safe.

 

I think enough people have been exposed to the virus and/or vaccine that this is fine.

I don't think the goal of the CDC is to keep everyone safe. Or that it should be.

I think its main purpose is to prevent epidemics which would impact the free functioning of society.

 

This is a foolish line of thinking, and dangerous.

https://www.thehealthsite.com/news/...mmunity-it-raises-long-covid-risk-who-890607/

If the CDC has no obligation to ensure the health and safety of people, then we, as people, should not be listening to them.

 

I will harp on Long COVID probably for the rest of my life, because when I caught COVID the first time, it lowered my lung capacity and gave me a lingering cough. That was in 2020, and it has not gone away; it is likely permanent. It has affected my singing, my ability to exercise, my voice. You don't want Long COVID. Wear a mask when you're around lots of people, indoors or outdoors.

 

I haven't no... I will watch when I get a few minutes!

The current framing of monkeypox as a gay sex disease will definitely put queer people at risk when kids start getting it. We already fight discriminatory lies about gay people being "groomers"... this will make that 10x worse

 

Luckily a lot of people are smart enough to get vaccinated.

Ensuring the health and safety of all people is impossible in a country like the US.

All we can really do is educate the people to the best of our ability and offer them options and incentives. Ideally, options which eliminate the problem.

And then institute restrictions when necessary to keep epidemics at bay.

 

I should be able to murder people who don't wear masks in self-defense. /s

Fluid exchange was the main described method of transmission, so it ended up being associated with "the gays"

 

Tested negative today!

 

I’m pretty much the only person I know who hasn’t got Covid. I don’t particularly play it safe either. I’ve only worn a mask when mandated.

I think we’re genetically predisposed to get it, or not.

 

My son-in-law got it and never passed it to my daughter or their two kids. Then the nanny brought it into the house and everyone else got it two weeks later. Weird.

 

Me too. My youngest got it and gave it to my wife and I. My two eldest have not (and they have been training and playing basketball throughout covid in several states, only wearing masks when mandated).

My mom just came down with it yesterday...