Coronavirus ~ COVID-19

Kätzchen · 10-27-2021, 01:09 PM

Just to quickly stop by and share that I actually got my booster shot, yesterday. My first vax was the single dose by J&J and my booster shot was also made by J&J. My fiancée Rico well get his booster shot next week, as well. So far, all I have is a very sore muscle in my left arm.

FireSignFemme · 10-28-2021, 04:14 PM

The other day during yearly update my worker asked if I'd be interested if a third vaccine one were made made available. I guess they're conducting a survey, trying to gauge interest, need. Handy chart showing various types/recommendations-

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019...-vaccines.html

cathexis · 10-29-2021, 01:42 PM

Fully vaccinated and immune for CoVid-19. The pharmacists here are a bit archaic, they wouldn't give either the annual flu, Pneumovax, or shingles shot at the same time. In the military, they make members into pin-cushions. Navy SEAL ex-husband told me all about sore arms before a South American "training mission" to who knows where when his team went down what sounded like a gauntlet of corpsmen (yeah, they were still called by masculine pronouns) getting shots from both sides. He was a little under the weather for a few days, but wouldn't 'fess up. Went for his usual run and cut the grass, too.

Sounded a little extreme, but "the teams" aren't supposed to be phased by much of anything. I only found out because of being his wife.

Any hoo, my partner, and anyone we associate with has been vaccinated for CoVid-19 (or is too chicken to tell us not). No associates will even admit that they voted for 45 or supports the Big Lie, if any do/did.

homoe · 12-17-2021, 11:14 AM

Up to 90 COVID-19 cases linked to high school wrestling tournaments in Washington.

So far, between 80 and 90 COVID-19 cases have been linked to four high school wrestling tournaments in Washington state. The tournaments all took place on Dec. 4.

Sidebar: I remember parents being interviewed at the start of the school year and them saying it was time to get kids back into sports. Well smart move folks!

Is it any wonder we're still dealing with Covid?!

homoe · 12-19-2021, 08:59 AM

USE COMMON SENSE as well!!!!

If I hear one more person blame the unvaccinated for this latest fiasco with
COVID I'm going to scream!

IMO the CDC isn't issuing enough strong warnings on COVID and prevention of it since the vaccine came along! Again in my opinion they have dropped the ball and seem to only want to preach about getting vaccinated! For the life of me I don't see how they can say it's safe to travel, attending sporting events, etc etc!

I don't know if it's economy driven or the fact that us spoiled Americans just won't be unconvinced that is driving reckless behavior!

I have the vaccine, but I also have a brain! I'm NOT going to travel, or attend any big event spreaders, etc etc. What I am going to do is wear my mask and gloves, limit my exposure to others as much as possible, and pray to god that I don't get COVID!

FireSignFemme · 12-19-2021, 03:12 PM

Today I came across the following, found it interesting and thought I'd pass it along

United States Census Bureau – Household Plus Survey Data Tables, results based on information collected so far. Currently we're in phase 3.3 of the study which is scheduled to continue until February of 2022 but results for those intersted for Phase 1 – 3.2 are available online at -

https://www.census.gov/programs-surv...rvey/data.html

homoe · 12-20-2021, 04:58 AM

Mon, December 20, 2021, 2:00 AM

Americans are tired of COVID and don't want another round of cancellations, but they're happening anyway.

Omicron is spreading so fast that it's forcing officials' hands, and scrambling Americans' plans just two weeks after an Axios-Ipsos poll found that most weren't interested in upending their lives to avoid the new variant.

"This virus is extraordinary. It has a doubling time of anywhere from two to three days," NIAID director Anthony Fauci told Jake Tapper on CNN's "State of the Union" Sunday.

President Biden plans to deliver remarks Tuesday on the status of the fight against COVID, including new steps the administration will be taking to help communities in need of assistance, a White House official told Axios.

"The President will also issue a stark warning of what the winter will look like for Americans that choose to remain unvaccinated," the official said.

Professional sports teams and entertainment venues, as well as corporations and schools, have all announced cancellations and closures in recent days.

The NBA rescheduled five more games over the weekend after the NHL and NFL rescheduled several games last week.

Radio City Music Hall canceled the Rockettes' remaining Christmas shows and iHeartRadio's Jingle Ball Concert in Miami was scrapped — just two major examples of a flurry of live entertainment halted in cities across the U.S.

After Omicron derailed many company end-of-the-year parties, many are giving up on return to work altogether right now, Axios' Erica Pandey writes. Businesses like restaurants have already begun to feel Omicron's painful effects, the Wall Street Journal reported.

Schools around the country — including in New York, Maryland, the District of Columbia and Missouri — shifted to virtual learning in the days leading up to their holiday breaks, Insider reported.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/omicron-f...100006382.html

homoe · 12-20-2021, 06:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by homoe

USE COMMON SENSE as well!!!!

If I hear one more person blame the unvaccinated for this latest fiasco with
COVID I'm going to scream!

IMO the CDC isn't issuing enough strong warnings on COVID and prevention of it since the vaccine came along! Again in my opinion they have dropped the ball and seem to only want to preach about getting vaccinated! For the life of me I don't see how they can say it's safe to travel, attending sporting events, etc etc!

I don't know if it's economy driven or the fact that us spoiled Americans just won't be unconvinced that is driving reckless behavior!

I have the vaccine, but I also have a brain! I'm NOT going to travel, or attend any big event spreaders, etc etc. What I am going to do is wear my mask and gloves, limit my exposure to others as much as possible, and pray to god that I don't get COVID!

Fauci urges Americans to stay 'prudent' as omicron 'something to be reckoned with'.

Dr. Anthony Fauci said Sunday that the omicron variant has overtaken all other COVID-19 mutations and is "something to be reckoned with," but said Americans should be able to gather with family for the holidays if they stay "prudent."

"If you are vaccinated and boosted and are prudent when you travel when you’re in an airport to be wearing a mask all the time, you have to be wearing a mask on a plane. Do not do things like go to gatherings where there are people who you do not know what their vaccination status is," Fauci told ABC chief Washington correspondent John Karl on "This Week."

Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and the White House chief medical adviser, added that the omicron variant has an "extraordinary capability" of transmitting from one person to another as it rapidly spreads across the country.

"It seems to be overtaking all the other variants, including delta, with a doubling time of about two to three days, which means that this is really something to be reckoned with," he said. "It is really rapidly spreading literally throughout the world and certainly in our own country."

homoe · 12-21-2021, 09:07 AM

According to the latest forecast from AAA, more than 109 million people were set to travel 50 miles or further for the end of year holidays, including Christmas and New Year’s. That’s up 34% from last year, and just 8% below the levels seen before the COVID-19 pandemic.

And many more families were planning to fly this year. AAA expected that 6.4 million people would travel by plane, nearly triple the number of people who traveled that way last year.

Yet, the emergence of the omicron variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus has many questioning their holiday plans, especially as there’s been more evidence that people who are vaccinated against the virus can still contract the omicron variant. As of Dec. 19, there were over 72,000 new COVID-19 cases reported nationwide, according to the New York Times COVID tracker. The number of new cases has steadily risen throughout December, and hospitalizations are also increasing.

‘The truth is the safest thing with COVID is to stay home, if that’s the only consideration.’ — Dr. Preeti Malani, an infectious disease physician and chief health officer at the University of Michigan.

In all fairness the article goes on to address mental health saying “There is a huge risk to not getting together this year,” “People have been isolated, and that is every bit as much of a risk.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/new...ays/ar-AAS0zfe

Sidebar: IMO there's always some commotion at family get-to-togethers! Someone voices and brings up an perceived slight, someone drinks a little too much liquor, etc etc! I say stay home, if possible, and deprive yourself of all that merriment

10-27-2021, 01:09 PM	#1
Kätzchen Member How Do You Identify?: As a very feminine woman. Relationship Status: No thanks, I am not available. Join Date: May 2010 Location: Near smoke signals in the sky. Posts: 16,202 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 29,450 Thanked 33,609 Times in 10,706 Posts Rep Power: 21474868	Just to quickly stop by and share that I actually got my booster shot, yesterday. My first vax was the single dose by J&J and my booster shot was also made by J&J. My fiancée Rico well get his booster shot next week, as well. So far, all I have is a very sore muscle in my left arm. __________________ “The way someone treats you is not a reflection of your worth: It’s a reflection of their emotional capacity,” — Jillian Turecki. I’m doing my part, as an American citizen, who is concerned about losing our Democracy: I boycott agencies and businesses and service providers who do not support the US Constitution and the Bill of Rights. Support Democracy: Vote Blue

10-29-2021, 01:42 PM	#3
cathexis Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Trotskyist, Anarcho-syndicalist Preferred Pronoun?: They, Them, Their, Sir Bitch Relationship Status: open Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: Great White North! Posts: 4,332 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 16,812 Thanked 4,705 Times in 1,604 Posts Rep Power: 21474850	Fully vaccinated and immune for CoVid-19. The pharmacists here are a bit archaic, they wouldn't give either the annual flu, Pneumovax, or shingles shot at the same time. In the military, they make members into pin-cushions. Navy SEAL ex-husband told me all about sore arms before a South American "training mission" to who knows where when his team went down what sounded like a gauntlet of corpsmen (yeah, they were still called by masculine pronouns) getting shots from both sides. He was a little under the weather for a few days, but wouldn't 'fess up. Went for his usual run and cut the grass, too. Sounded a little extreme, but "the teams" aren't supposed to be phased by much of anything. I only found out because of being his wife. Any hoo, my partner, and anyone we associate with has been vaccinated for CoVid-19 (or is too chicken to tell us not). No associates will even admit that they voted for 45 or supports the Big Lie, if any do/did. __________________ Insurrection is an art, and like all arts has its own laws. -----Leon Trotsky

12-19-2021, 08:59 AM	#5
homoe Practically Lives Here How Do You Identify?: Butch Relationship Status: ..... Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: 30 minute ferry ride from Seattle Posts: 38,565 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 20,811 Thanked 33,548 Times in 14,914 Posts Rep Power: 21474889	Yes, get vaccinated BUT also............ USE COMMON SENSE as well!!!! If I hear one more person blame the unvaccinated for this latest fiasco with COVID I'm going to scream! IMO the CDC isn't issuing enough strong warnings on COVID and prevention of it since the vaccine came along! Again in my opinion they have dropped the ball and seem to only want to preach about getting vaccinated! For the life of me I don't see how they can say it's safe to travel, attending sporting events, etc etc! I don't know if it's economy driven or the fact that us spoiled Americans just won't be unconvinced that is driving reckless behavior! I have the vaccine, but I also have a brain! I'm NOT going to travel, or attend any big event spreaders, etc etc. What I am going to do is wear my mask and gloves, limit my exposure to others as much as possible, and pray to god that I don't get COVID!

12-20-2021, 04:58 AM	#7
homoe Practically Lives Here How Do You Identify?: Butch Relationship Status: ..... Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: 30 minute ferry ride from Seattle Posts: 38,565 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 20,811 Thanked 33,548 Times in 14,914 Posts Rep Power: 21474889	It's about time......... Mon, December 20, 2021, 2:00 AM Americans are tired of COVID and don't want another round of cancellations, but they're happening anyway. Omicron is spreading so fast that it's forcing officials' hands, and scrambling Americans' plans just two weeks after an Axios-Ipsos poll found that most weren't interested in upending their lives to avoid the new variant. "This virus is extraordinary. It has a doubling time of anywhere from two to three days," NIAID director Anthony Fauci told Jake Tapper on CNN's "State of the Union" Sunday. President Biden plans to deliver remarks Tuesday on the status of the fight against COVID, including new steps the administration will be taking to help communities in need of assistance, a White House official told Axios. "The President will also issue a stark warning of what the winter will look like for Americans that choose to remain unvaccinated," the official said. Professional sports teams and entertainment venues, as well as corporations and schools, have all announced cancellations and closures in recent days. The NBA rescheduled five more games over the weekend after the NHL and NFL rescheduled several games last week. Radio City Music Hall canceled the Rockettes' remaining Christmas shows and iHeartRadio's Jingle Ball Concert in Miami was scrapped — just two major examples of a flurry of live entertainment halted in cities across the U.S. After Omicron derailed many company end-of-the-year parties, many are giving up on return to work altogether right now, Axios' Erica Pandey writes. Businesses like restaurants have already begun to feel Omicron's painful effects, the Wall Street Journal reported. Schools around the country — including in New York, Maryland, the District of Columbia and Missouri — shifted to virtual learning in the days leading up to their holiday breaks, Insider reported. https://www.yahoo.com/news/omicron-f...100006382.html

10-28-2021, 04:14 PM	#2
FireSignFemme Senior Member How Do You Identify?: N/A Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: WA Posts: 4,434 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 37,962 Thanked 10,280 Times in 3,146 Posts Rep Power: 21474849	The other day during yearly update my worker asked if I'd be interested if a third vaccine one were made made available. I guess they're conducting a survey, trying to gauge interest, need. Handy chart showing various types/recommendations- https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019...-vaccines.html

12-17-2021, 11:14 AM	#4
homoe Practically Lives Here How Do You Identify?: Butch Relationship Status: ..... Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: 30 minute ferry ride from Seattle Posts: 38,565 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 20,811 Thanked 33,548 Times in 14,914 Posts Rep Power: 21474889	Up to 90 COVID-19 cases linked to high school wrestling tournaments in Washington. So far, between 80 and 90 COVID-19 cases have been linked to four high school wrestling tournaments in Washington state. The tournaments all took place on Dec. 4. Sidebar: I remember parents being interviewed at the start of the school year and them saying it was time to get kids back into sports. Well smart move folks! Is it any wonder we're still dealing with Covid?!

12-19-2021, 03:12 PM	#6
FireSignFemme Senior Member How Do You Identify?: N/A Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: WA Posts: 4,434 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 37,962 Thanked 10,280 Times in 3,146 Posts Rep Power: 21474849	Today I came across the following, found it interesting and thought I'd pass it along United States Census Bureau – Household Plus Survey Data Tables, results based on information collected so far. Currently we're in phase 3.3 of the study which is scheduled to continue until February of 2022 but results for those intersted for Phase 1 – 3.2 are available online at - https://www.census.gov/programs-surv...rvey/data.html

12-21-2021, 09:07 AM	#9
homoe Practically Lives Here How Do You Identify?: Butch Relationship Status: ..... Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: 30 minute ferry ride from Seattle Posts: 38,565 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 20,811 Thanked 33,548 Times in 14,914 Posts Rep Power: 21474889	According to the latest forecast from AAA, more than 109 million people were set to travel 50 miles or further for the end of year holidays, including Christmas and New Year’s. That’s up 34% from last year, and just 8% below the levels seen before the COVID-19 pandemic. And many more families were planning to fly this year. AAA expected that 6.4 million people would travel by plane, nearly triple the number of people who traveled that way last year. Yet, the emergence of the omicron variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus has many questioning their holiday plans, especially as there’s been more evidence that people who are vaccinated against the virus can still contract the omicron variant. As of Dec. 19, there were over 72,000 new COVID-19 cases reported nationwide, according to the New York Times COVID tracker. The number of new cases has steadily risen throughout December, and hospitalizations are also increasing. ‘The truth is the safest thing with COVID is to stay home, if that’s the only consideration.’ — Dr. Preeti Malani, an infectious disease physician and chief health officer at the University of Michigan. In all fairness the article goes on to address mental health saying “There is a huge risk to not getting together this year,” “People have been isolated, and that is every bit as much of a risk. https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/new...ays/ar-AAS0zfe Sidebar: IMO there's always some commotion at family get-to-togethers! Someone voices and brings up an perceived slight, someone drinks a little too much liquor, etc etc! I say stay home, if possible, and deprive yourself of all that merriment