CoronaBro Meltdown/SARS-Covid-19 Spitballing Thread

[sonofdaxjones]

Yet there was one of the primary "The  Vaccine is dangerous, Trump will skip over the FDA, we need to wait for Biden" asshat, right there front and center in NY when the first vaccine was administered in that state.

[sonofdaxjones]

B.1.1.7 has acquired 17 mutations all at once, a feat never seen before. “There's now a frantic push to try and characterize some of these mutations in the lab,” says Andrew Rambaut, a molecular evolutionary biologist at the University of Edinburgh.

nother worry is that B.1.1.7 could cause more severe disease. There is anecdotal evidence that the South African variant may be doing that in young people and those who are otherwise healthy, says John Nkengasong, director of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention. “It’s concerning, but we really need more data to be sure.” The African Task Force for Coronavirus will convene an emergency meeting to discuss the issue on Monday, Nkengasong says.

https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/12/mutant-coronavirus-united-kingdom-sets-alarms-its-importance-remains-unclear

The U.K. blasted through their all time daily record.

[MakeItRain]

What a weird thing to politicize

Yeah I think all congresspeople are getting vaxxed.

 And it's especially important for the right wing loons to make a show of it. (As well as other high profile politicians who may serve a skeptical community like AOC.)

I'm not sure that politicians should be getting the vaccine before transplant doctors, politicians can work from home, at least highly distanced.

You can't still be thinking that anti-vaxxers will be convinced to get the vaccine because politicians are, that's crazy. Anti-vaxxers, whether they're conservative or liberal, don't give two shits about what the government tells them about vaccines, it's exactly what makes them anti-vaxxers.

[michigancat]

I don't think people questioning the covid vaccine are traditional anti-vaxxers. On the right, for instance, I think there's going to be a bunch of the anti-mask folks who are vaccinated for other things but could be influenced by Pence and Lindsey graham getting vaxxed. Just spitballing

[michigancat]

Like I think political leaders had a huge impact on mask wearing, both ways

[steve dave]

it obviously makes me mad when anti mask or open it up politicians are getting to the front of the line. but, getting the dumbshits who are going to spread it the most vaccinated first no matter their ignorance is probably going to help everyone out. people who are doing what they are supposed to and staying home are hopefully not going to go out and spread it to their neighborhood nursing home. "fairness" is usually not the best route to go I bet.

[wetwillie]

100 million vax by feb is what I saw this morning, that’s crazy. 

[steve dave]

100 million vax by feb is what I saw this morning, that’s crazy.

very crazy. feel pretty confident by April we'll have this thing mostly whipped. this summer is going to be incred.

[sonofdaxjones]

Hopefully the vax's are capable of handling the mutations.

[steve dave]

Hopefully the vax's are capable of handling the mutations.

gottlieb says so far they believe mutations are in the science part of the thing that doesn't matter to the vaccine. this has been the gottlieb cliff notes update for people like steve dave who appreciate but don't 100% understand how this crap works for 12/21/20.

[wetwillie]

How long do I have to keep wearing these god awful masks?

[steve dave]

How long do I have to keep wearing these god awful masks?

you can move to, like, south dakota and stop right now I guess.

[steve dave]

but if you're talking about, like, on airplanes and crap I'm guessing next fall maybe?

[wetwillie]

Yea I’m talking when can I go to a grocery store or bar or the like and not mask up

[steve dave]

Yea I’m talking when can I go to a grocery store or bar or the like and not mask up

I can't see myself going to the grocery store without a mask for a long ass time. even if vaccinated I'd imagine it provides a feeling of safety to others until this thing is 100% whipped. I don't mind wearing them though.

[Phil Titola]

Yea I’m talking when can I go to a grocery store or bar or the like and not mask up

I can't see myself going to the grocery store without a mask for a long ass time. even if vaccinated I'd imagine it provides a feeling of safety to others until this thing is 100% whipped. I don't mind wearing them though.

The act of wearing them isn't anything. I wonder the same in the regards of symbolism of kicking this things ass. Once we don't require masks or more experts say we can relax a bit on them is the visual indicator we best it.

[michigancat]

Masks on transit and airplanes probably isn't a bad permanent idea to take from Asia.

It'll help with other diseases too.

[Phil Titola]

Masks on transit and airplanes probably isn't a bad permanent idea to take from Asia.

It'll help with other diseases too.

No way this is happening.

[DQ12]

Masks on transit and airplanes probably isn't a bad permanent idea to take from Asia.

It'll help with other diseases too.

That sounds shitty imo.

[steve dave]

Airplanes less important but public transit for sure.


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[michigancat]

Airplanes less important but public transit for sure.


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I'm thinking more for droplet diseases like the flu

Masks on transit and airplanes probably isn't a bad permanent idea to take from Asia.

It'll help with other diseases too.

That sounds shitty imo.

doesn't mean it's a bad idea

[Phil Titola]

How long after the Spanish Flu did mask usage permeate the US scene?  Dax?

Now maybe people will be more likely to use masks when they are ill, ehhh who am I kidding, this is America, we don't care about others.

[steve dave]

yeah, it would require people wanting to protect others when they are sick like the asian countries. I'll probably do it. I already have a lifetime supply of the masks.

[Phil Titola]

yeah, it would require people wanting to protect others when they are sick like the asian countries. I'll probably do it. I already have a lifetime supply of the masks.

I'm having a mask burning party hopefully this summer but its symbolic, definitely have enough to keep to use for this purpose.  I've severely overbought reusable masks and have some people hand me ones they made.

[Dugout DickStone]

yeah, it would require people wanting to protect others when they are sick like the asian countries. I'll probably do it. I already have a lifetime supply of the masks.

I'm having a mask burning party hopefully this summer but its symbolic, definitely have enough to keep to use for this purpose.  I've severely overbought reusable masks and have some people hand me ones they made.

I'll come rage with you if you all are chipped