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I felt this in my bones, especially since I get tested twice a week for work.
I felt it in a different way bc I recently had a guy i work with test positive. He's probably top three of people i know who have been ultra cautious over the pandemic. Just makes me feel hopeless that we're all gonna get it eventually.
Well I haven't gotten it, that I'm aware of. And if you remember, Kyle got it because I let his stupid girlfriend sleep over and she got sick at my house. That was a bad time. I lost my mind a little, pretty much figured I was going to get it and die. Now at least I'm vaccinated so I shouldn't die.
I hate getting tested, but I love knowing that I don't have it and nobody I'm working with has it. Especially since most are not good about masking.
But I'm still stupid crazy cautious. I don't ever eat indoors (other than my house obvi). I still constantly sanitize my hands and I don't stand close to most people. Idk if I really agree everyone will get it, but if so hopefully vaccines will help. I still really don't want to get it though.
One of the blogs I read shared these two bits of Covid-related schadenfreude this morning:
Alaska state Sen. Lora Reinbold (guess which party) is a big fan of corporations being allowed to do whatever they want, until such time that they want to enforce mask mandates. Then, like Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, she immediately transforms into Che Guevara, and tries to stick it to The Man. Alaska Airlines grew tired of fighting with her over her refusal to keep her mask on, and so they banned her from their airline.
As many readers know, Alaska is none-too-easy to traverse without air travel. Further, Alaska Airlines has the only regularly scheduled route between Reinbold's home in Anchorage and the state capitol in Juneau. As a workaround, she drove 700 miles through none-too-safe-to-drive terrain, and then took a 5 hour ferry. That's replacing a commute of less than 2 hours with one that takes about 20 hours. Totally worth it, right? If Reinbold does not change her mind, or the muckety-mucks at Alaska Air don't change theirs, she's either going to have to quit her job or commit to regularly making the worst commute in America that does not involve the George Washington Bridge.
A hospital system in Arkansas was getting a lot of demands for vaccine exemptions on the basis that the vaccines were developed using fetal-cell lines, which conflicts with Christian employees' beliefs. The hospital has decided they will grant such exceptions, as long as the employees also forego other medicines developed using fetal-cell lines, including Tylenol, Pepto Bismol, aspirin, Tums, Lipitor, Senokot, Motrin, ibuprofen, Maalox, Ex-Lax, Benadryl, Sudafed, albuterol, Preparation H, MMR vaccine, Claritin, and Zoloft. Hospital administrators say their goal is twofold: (1) to identify people with real religious concerns, and (2) to educate people about how widely used fetal-cell lines are. We can find no information about how well this has worked out, but it certainly has to gladden the hearts of folks who would like to see religious-exemption pretenders hoisted by their own petards.
One of the blogs I read shared these two bits of Covid-related schadenfreude this morning:
Alaska state Sen. Lora Reinbold (guess which party) is a big fan of corporations being allowed to do whatever they want, until such time that they want to enforce mask mandates. Then, like Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, she immediately transforms into Che Guevara, and tries to stick it to The Man. Alaska Airlines grew tired of fighting with her over her refusal to keep her mask on, and so they banned her from their airline.
As many readers know, Alaska is none-too-easy to traverse without air travel. Further, Alaska Airlines has the only regularly scheduled route between Reinbold's home in Anchorage and the state capitol in Juneau. As a workaround, she drove 700 miles through none-too-safe-to-drive terrain, and then took a 5 hour ferry. That's replacing a commute of less than 2 hours with one that takes about 20 hours. Totally worth it, right? If Reinbold does not change her mind, or the muckety-mucks at Alaska Air don't change theirs, she's either going to have to quit her job or commit to regularly making the worst commute in America that does not involve the George Washington Bridge.
A hospital system in Arkansas was getting a lot of demands for vaccine exemptions on the basis that the vaccines were developed using fetal-cell lines, which conflicts with Christian employees' beliefs. The hospital has decided they will grant such exceptions, as long as the employees also forego other medicines developed using fetal-cell lines, including Tylenol, Pepto Bismol, aspirin, Tums, Lipitor, Senokot, Motrin, ibuprofen, Maalox, Ex-Lax, Benadryl, Sudafed, albuterol, Preparation H, MMR vaccine, Claritin, and Zoloft. Hospital administrators say their goal is twofold: (1) to identify people with real religious concerns, and (2) to educate people about how widely used fetal-cell lines are. We can find no information about how well this has worked out, but it certainly has to gladden the hearts of folks who would like to see religious-exemption pretenders hoisted by their own petards.
Post by tycobb667 on Sept 17, 2021 15:21:56 GMT -5
"Vaccine advisers to the US Food and Drug Administration rejected Pfizer’s application to add a third, booster dose of its coronavirus vaccine to the two-dose regimen.
Members of the FDA’s Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee rejected the application by a vote of 16 to 2. But they reserved the right to amend the question being asked in a second round of voting.
The voting question: Do the safety and effectiveness data from clinical trial C4591001 support approval of a COMIRNATY booster dose administered at least six months after completion of the primary series for use in individuals 16 years of age and older?
Committee members were preparing to vote on a narrower approval – perhaps one that allowed booster doses for people 60 or 65 or older, or for people at high risk of exposure at work.
“I don’t think a booster dose is going to significantly contribute to controlling the pandemic,” said Dr. Cody Meissner, a professor of pediatrics at Tufts University School of Medicine."
My mom and my partner’s mom came into town to visit for the first time in years, and I broke out a fever right after they got here. I already went to take a pcr test, but I’m absolutely crushed that I’m now quarantining away from them.
Results came back negative, all symptoms are gone, and I can actually spend time with my mom now!
How often are COVID tests negative? I hate to say false negative but I guess that’s what I mean. I keep hearing of folks getting tested and it’s negative but a few days later it’s obvious they have covid (not sure if they are re-testing ir just assuming).
How often are COVID tests negative? I hate to say false negative but I guess that’s what I mean. I keep hearing of folks getting tested and it’s negative but a few days later it’s obvious they have covid (not sure if they are re-testing ir just assuming).
I know people that have covid like symptoms get tested several times and all are negatives.
I'm not sure what the fail rate is for testing. I feel like they've gotten better.
How often are COVID tests negative? I hate to say false negative but I guess that’s what I mean. I keep hearing of folks getting tested and it’s negative but a few days later it’s obvious they have covid (not sure if they are re-testing ir just assuming).
I know people that have covid like symptoms get tested several times and all are negatives.
I'm not sure what the fail rate is for testing. I feel like they've gotten better.
North Park Observatory announced that they'll follow the guidelines and require proof of vaccine or negative test for shows. Guess it doesn't matter whether they'll have 1,000 people at a show, seems to be a blanket policy. The comments on the FB post were predictably moronic, with people complaining about "segregation" and making dumb-butt claims like vaccinated people are more likely to get and spread covid, etc...
"Vaccine advisers to the US Food and Drug Administration rejected Pfizer’s application to add a third, booster dose of its coronavirus vaccine to the two-dose regimen.
Members of the FDA’s Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee rejected the application by a vote of 16 to 2. But they reserved the right to amend the question being asked in a second round of voting.
The voting question: Do the safety and effectiveness data from clinical trial C4591001 support approval of a COMIRNATY booster dose administered at least six months after completion of the primary series for use in individuals 16 years of age and older?
Committee members were preparing to vote on a narrower approval – perhaps one that allowed booster doses for people 60 or 65 or older, or for people at high risk of exposure at work.
“I don’t think a booster dose is going to significantly contribute to controlling the pandemic,” said Dr. Cody Meissner, a professor of pediatrics at Tufts University School of Medicine."
"Vaccine advisers to the US Food and Drug Administration rejected Pfizer’s application to add a third, booster dose of its coronavirus vaccine to the two-dose regimen.
Members of the FDA’s Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee rejected the application by a vote of 16 to 2. But they reserved the right to amend the question being asked in a second round of voting.
The voting question: Do the safety and effectiveness data from clinical trial C4591001 support approval of a COMIRNATY booster dose administered at least six months after completion of the primary series for use in individuals 16 years of age and older?
Committee members were preparing to vote on a narrower approval – perhaps one that allowed booster doses for people 60 or 65 or older, or for people at high risk of exposure at work.
“I don’t think a booster dose is going to significantly contribute to controlling the pandemic,” said Dr. Cody Meissner, a professor of pediatrics at Tufts University School of Medicine."
Trying not to get overly excited about the news from Pfizer early this morning about their vaccine being safe and effective for children ages 5-12. NYT said shots for kids that age could be available by Halloween. We can't wait until our daughter can get vaccinated.
I'm getting a booster. I don't give a shit what the FDA says. If I'm not going to be eligible for treatment if I get a break through case, then they can kiss my ass. Moderna #3 here I come.
So I didn’t realize until the other day that if you’re unvaccinated and treat Covid with monoclonal antibodies, you won’t have any natural immunity after the antibodies wear off in about 90 days. So these people who refuse to get vaccinated but happily sign up for the more expensive and demanding treatments can just get sick all over again three months later and repeat the process.
Tennessee’s top health official, Health Commissioner Dr. Lisa Piercey, said Friday the new eligibility recommendation was “logical” but certain to be unpopular. Piercey said the change also creates thorny hypothetical questions about who gets the treatment and who does not.
“Clinically, it makes sense,” Piercey said. “But the doctor in me thinks about all these ‘what ifs?’ What if there is a super-high-risk older person but they are not technically considered immunocompromised? Do they not get it? But a 22-year-old unvaccinated person with asthma – they get it?”
Despite the questions, the Tennessee Department of Health will move forward with the recommendation based on guidance from the National Institutes of Health. The NIH issued guidelines recommending in times of shortage that medical providers prioritize unvaccinated people and partially vaccinated people over those who are fully vaccinated, and therefore more likely to fight off the virus on their own.
Piercey on Friday described the change to antibody treatment as an eligibility criteria that would be invoked by the state, not unlike other mandatory regulations created by the federal government. On Monday, health department spokesperson Sarah Tanksley clarified the change was merely a recommendation — not a requirement — and the decision is “ultimately” left to individual medical providers.
Dr. Karen Bloch, medical director of the antibody infusion clinic at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, said limiting antibody treatment to unvaccinated people was a hard choice made necessary by the desire to do the most good with limited supplies.
Giving antibody drugs to vaccinated people, who are much less likely to get severely ill, is of "limited benefit," she said.
"If we had enough to give this to every single person at risk of hospitalization, that would be ideal. But with this limited resource, identifying those at most risk makes sense," Bloch said. "Taking out the politics, the unvaccinated fit into that category."
The federal government informed state officials last week it would begin capping shipments of antibody drugs to individual states in an effort to ensure there were enough to go around. About 70% of the national supply of these drugs was being used by seven southern states with raging outbreaks, including Tennessee. All of the seven states except Florida have below average vaccination rates.
Tennessee’s top health official, Health Commissioner Dr. Lisa Piercey, said Friday the new eligibility recommendation was “logical” but certain to be unpopular. Piercey said the change also creates thorny hypothetical questions about who gets the treatment and who does not.
“Clinically, it makes sense,” Piercey said. “But the doctor in me thinks about all these ‘what ifs?’ What if there is a super-high-risk older person but they are not technically considered immunocompromised? Do they not get it? But a 22-year-old unvaccinated person with asthma – they get it?”
Despite the questions, the Tennessee Department of Health will move forward with the recommendation based on guidance from the National Institutes of Health. The NIH issued guidelines recommending in times of shortage that medical providers prioritize unvaccinated people and partially vaccinated people over those who are fully vaccinated, and therefore more likely to fight off the virus on their own.
Piercey on Friday described the change to antibody treatment as an eligibility criteria that would be invoked by the state, not unlike other mandatory regulations created by the federal government. On Monday, health department spokesperson Sarah Tanksley clarified the change was merely a recommendation — not a requirement — and the decision is “ultimately” left to individual medical providers.
Dr. Karen Bloch, medical director of the antibody infusion clinic at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, said limiting antibody treatment to unvaccinated people was a hard choice made necessary by the desire to do the most good with limited supplies.
Giving antibody drugs to vaccinated people, who are much less likely to get severely ill, is of "limited benefit," she said.
"If we had enough to give this to every single person at risk of hospitalization, that would be ideal. But with this limited resource, identifying those at most risk makes sense," Bloch said. "Taking out the politics, the unvaccinated fit into that category."
The federal government informed state officials last week it would begin capping shipments of antibody drugs to individual states in an effort to ensure there were enough to go around. About 70% of the national supply of these drugs was being used by seven southern states with raging outbreaks, including Tennessee. All of the seven states except Florida have below average vaccination rates.
Let's give the most effective treatment to the people who won't take minimal precautions. JFC.