I felt the same after the booster+flu combo, for what it's worth...all prior doses (2 pfizer, 1 moderna) I felt nothing. This one, I felt fine that afternoon and started feeling funky before bed....

That's great to read. Hopefully the worst is behind you.

Is there something special about Colbert's case? I see people fixated on it in the media and here, but it seems like dude just got COVID. What am I missing?

I agree with you both...but I can't imagine a scenario where Chinese style lockdowns or even NZ style would fly with folks here in the US.

Hong Kong too...and maybe mainland China soon to follow. those chinese vaccines appear to be less than stellar at preventing disease, reducing spread, and keeping people out of hospitals.

Looks like a bill was introduced in the US Senate to study long-haul covid.

This. I hope it gets better for you soon. Fuck COVID

Hey, maybe you've already stated this here but I'm curious how you know you have long-covid symptoms. Do you monitor your oxygen levels while resting and during workouts relative to previous levels?...

Understood and definitely not trying to make this into a political discussion. Agreed on the hybrid WFH situation.

I tend to agree, but I hope the part bolded doesn't pan out this way. Cities are struggling, especially cities like Portland and other west coast cities, where homeless encampments have filled the...

Yeah, that use of it is idiotic...but wastewater analysis to figure out where the disease is prevalent seems useful since we can't test everyone.



I meant to respond to this...if this ends up...

That's interesting for sure. I'm hoping Murray is right. Is he a Nazi?

I hope Murray is right, but the Austria study is showing otherwise, and as others have pointed out, Murray has been wrong several times before.

Thoughts:

1. If the Austria study is correct we should expect another wave? maybe reemergence of Delta even?
2. Asymptomatic cases and the non-reported self identified cases seem to be a big...

Once the writing was on the wall they flipped their script and implemented SD'ing and other measures to reduce transmission...in other words, not what the US did, at least not in many places.

Foolish?

Wish I would've gotten the shingles vax but ended up getting shingles instead. Not awesome. I'd take the achy arm.

I think the idea is that China will not be able to isolate their way out of the pandemic...who knows if that's true or not. I get the idea that having to keep their society perpetually locked down is...

It's fucked up man. I know of several parents who have written essays or have had their kids essays written by pros for entrance into college. It's pathetic. Then there are the other items you...

LOL. well played.

That might be true of the Trump supporting population over 65 in general. What's the solution? Part of the analysis must be to identify the portion of the population that is most hesitant to getting...

Maybe a way to think about it would be a different version of a similar airplane...like how there are Boeing 747SP, 747-400, 74708, VC-25, etc. They're different, but not different enough to be...

If we do nothing at the beginning of the pandemic, just go on life as usual, fuck it attitude as you're suggesting, the hospitals would've been overrun and there would've been much excess death....

He'd be better off posting "I'm stupid" over and over again.

i was in North Carolina for work and, at least in Charlotte, there was a lot of mask wearing and it seemed to be required for most establishments. Of course, outside of the city there were zero fucks...

LOL. I don't have anyone on ignore, but I will ignore him going forward...thanks Champ.

Fuck. Where to begin with NS's post...just all around misinformed and this person is obviously an imbecile.

I guess I'll just say I don't care if you think differently than me on a variety of...

You and Bill will continue to be disappointed in all likelihood. Here's a document you may find useful in understanding how vaccines work: https://www.who.int/ith/chapters/ith2012en_chap6.pdf?ua=1
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No argument there. Lol

You come across as an asshole. That's got to be intentional...and that's fine, but own it. I'm an asshole too on here. I too ski, a lot, and I don't post about it much because other people post...

It'll be dictated by the free market... meaning if it's more costly to do something then nothing will be done. That's worrisome for so many health issues outside of COVID.

Do we know how it effects the unvaccinated and previously not infected portion of the population relative to other variants? We had a different baseline to compare against, and it seems like the only...

What a colossal asshole.

By most accounts it sounds like he's a selfish asshole. Zero fucks given to him.

I was wondering the same thing...my friends that have gotten Omni recently but weren't boosted seem to have less of a need for the booster RIGHT NOW, but could wait a couple months and get boosted...

you the man...and obviously smarter than me...why didn't I think of that!

I know what you mean. I have unavoidable business travel to North Carolina next week...would much rather stay in relatively chill OR. Got the N95 and cloth mask ready to rock for the travel. Parking...

I've been thinking about this, how would one even trace it to that? Presumably there would be indoor interactions when someone attends something like a outdoor sporting event, so if positive you...

Yeah, we had this happen in my family. BIL/SIL exposed at a Xmas event, postponed vacation trip for one day, one of them took a rapid test that came back negative, decided coast is clear and went on...

Fucking great idea! This also would allow me to meet the "guy who knows a guy..." offered up by one of the mom's to get the fake vax card.

Thank you for pointing this out...I had to look it up. Hilarious title and content. He'd do pretty well at TGR is my guess.

Good advice. I'll have a talk with my boy. thanks.

That sucks, hope you get better quickly. Were you just waiting on a booster or felt you didn't need it? I'm asking because I have family members who keep saying they are "only at 8 months from their...

That is a worry for sure. My wife also pointed out that the tournament is giving the coaches this advice on how to skirt the rules, so no point in pointing it out to them. I guess I thought the...

the numbers must be underreported as well since it sounds like many are asymptomatic. that coupled with what you've described has me landing in the same camp, that most of us will get it so time to...

How so?

that's a bummer. My doc friends that work in ERs and COVID wards got boosted a while ago, I think around four months ago, of course they were also some of the first vaccinated.

Right. I just don't need the obvious selective cut and pasting of text to make a political point in this thread. That's why I suggested he take his discussion to polyass where it belongs...and where...

There's a thread in polyass for just this type of discussion. Please move it there. Thanks,

Jesus H Christ...we've batted this around before on the MLB players who tested positive after being vaxed...remember the Yankees issues?

I think it has a lot to do with NBA/NHL/MLB/NFL players...