Fear and Loathing, a Rat Flu Odyssey

[riser4]

2 years ago today the first Washington state Covid cases (first confirmed in the US) were identified.

Welcome to year 3.

Carry on.

What a ray of sunshine this is.

[ex-powderbroker]

2 years ago today the first Washington state Covid cases (first confirmed in the US) were identified.

Welcome to year 3.

Carry on.

On your second birthday you actually turn three? this just gets worse and worse.

[MagnificentUnicorn]

On your second birthday you actually turn three? this just gets worse and worse.

No, you finish your second year and start your third. Get it? Are you one those people that thought the new millennium started on January 1st 2000?


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[PB]

...and when you turn 61 you've actually entered your seventh decade. Nobody gets out alive.

[jono]

...and when you turn 60 you've actually entered your seventh decade. Nobody gets out alive.

FIFY

[thedude2340]

Not Rogers or Djok but apparently this person was well known in Urup..

Hana Horka: Czech singer dies after catching Covid intentionally

This is why vax and not positive test is the preferred pass to play in the US.. To prevent COVID parties..

Wtf?

“Sunday morning, the day she died, Ms Horka said she was feeling better and dressed to go for a walk. But then her back started hurting, so she went to lie down in her bedroom.
"In about 10 minutes it was all over," her son said. "She choked to death".”

[KQ]

What a ray of sunshine this is.

That's Little Miss Sunshine to you

FIFY

There is no year zero. But I get it... that rule doesn't totally work for age because when you're born you aren't 1yo.

[::: :::]

On your second birthday you actually turn three? this just gets worse and worse.

at age three, you've lived three years

entering year three of a pandemic begins when year two is up [it doesn't mean the pandemic has been going on 3 yrs]

[SumJongGuy]

That's Little Miss Sunshine to you

I thought that was my job here...

[Bunion 2020]

That's Little Miss Sunshine to you




There is no year zero. But I get it... that rule doesn't totally work for age because when you're born you aren't 1yo.

Awesome, according to your system I am a year younger

[KQ]

Awesome, according to your system I am a year younger

Confused......so you were a year old when you popped out of the birth canal or are we back to the start of the year meaning you're in your first year?

With caledar years there is no zero right? The year 1 BC is followed directly by year AD 1

Whatever... doesn't matter. The pandemic has been with use 2 full years and we are headed towards a 3rd year.

[riser4]

Confused......so you were a year old when you popped out of the birth canal or are we back to the start of the year meaning you're in your first year?

With caledar years there is no zero right? The year 1 BC is followed directly by year AD 1

Whatever... doesn't matter. The pandemic has been with use 2 full years and we are headed towards a 3rd year.

Yuse is right.

[old goat]

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While I wouldn't begin to compare the US health care "system" to those of other modern industrialized nations, their health care systems are buckling under the cost and the case loads as well. But their citizens aren't being bankrupted.

Wtf?

“Sunday morning, the day she died, Ms Horka said she was feeling better and dressed to go for a walk. But then her back started hurting, so she went to lie down in her bedroom.
"In about 10 minutes it was all over," her son said. "She choked to death".”

One guess would be a blood clot in her lung, due to Covid.

[oftpiste]

I thought that was my job here...

No, definitely KQ's.

[SumJongGuy]

One guess would be a blood clot in her lung, due to Covid.

PE FTW... of the Darwin Games..

[bodywhomper]

I’ve been busy working, caring for family, and feeling bad (haven’t gotten test results back yet). What happened in the Uk today?

[Summer]

While I wouldn't begin to compare the US health care "system" to those of other modern industrialized nations, their health care systems are buckling under the cost and the case loads as well. But their citizens aren't being bankrupted.

Yep. One thing that's been interesting to observe is the number of people who find out they have COVID, panic, then go straight to emergency. They've had to put in quite a bit of effort lately to help people understand what symptoms can me managed by your general practitioner (known as a GP, and is the exact same thing as a PCP), and when to go to hospital.

One side effect of covid-zero was we all were endlessly told the disease was a foregone conclusion that was going to kill you, so it's a steep learning curve to understand the difference between "I'm having a shit time" and "I might be cactus".

Still, actual hospitalisations and ICU admissions appear to be coming in lower than forecast, which they're attributing to widespread vaccination and boosting.

[KQ]

Yep. One thing that's been interesting to observe is the number of people who find out they have COVID, panic, then go straight to emergency. They've had to put in quite a bit of effort lately to help people understand what symptoms can me managed by your general practitioner (known as a GP, and is the exact same thing as a PCP), and when to go to hospital.

One side effect of covid-zero was we all were endlessly told the disease was a foregone conclusion that was going to kill you, so it's a steep learning curve to understand the difference between "I'm having a shit time" and "I might be cactus".

Still, actual hospitalisations and ICU admissions appear to be coming in lower than forecast, which they're attributing to widespread vaccination and boosting.

Funny (or not) this just popped up in my FB feed from our local community health page:

ER is for Emergencies PSA

[riser4]

Yep. One thing that's been interesting to observe is the number of people who find out they have COVID, panic, then go straight to emergency. They've had to put in quite a bit of effort lately to help people understand what symptoms can me managed by your general practitioner (known as a GP, and is the exact same thing as a PCP), and when to go to hospital.

One side effect of covid-zero was we all were endlessly told the disease was a foregone conclusion that was going to kill you, so it's a steep learning curve to understand the difference between "I'm having a shit time" and "I might be cactus".

Still, actual hospitalisations and ICU admissions appear to be coming in lower than forecast, which they're attributing to widespread vaccination and boosting.

Fuck. I don't want to be a cactus.

[Summer]

Drink more beer and you'll be right. Also try not to get COVID, and don't touch the wildlife.

[skiJ]

2 years ago today the first Washington state Covid cases (first confirmed in the US) were identified.

Welcome to year 3.

Carry on.

when my grandfather turned 89, he used to say,
" I am in my ninetieth year ! "

so I understand KQ's persperctive -
After two years,
we are in the third year.


2020 was a strange year -
I remember hope-ing the development of a vaccine would lead to the end of 'the pandemic.' . . .


Silly boy.

keep vaccinating ( and boosting ) skiJ

[MakersTeleMark]

Fuck. I don't want to be a cactus.

Depends on the type.

[old goat]

The problem with people getting over covid at home is that the best drugs--if you can get them--require treating before you get very sick. At least that was the case before omicron. And the reality of medical care in the US--and I suspect Canada and a lot of places with good health care systems--is that getting that kind of care promptly from your personal doctor is likely to be a challenge.

And with omicron, who is high enough risk, especially among the vaccinated, to justify covid pills? Does anyone know this yet?

It is not reasonable to ask the general public to keep track of all the changing information and to know what their personal risk is in order to know when to go to the ER when their personal doctor can't help them.

[bodywhomper]

The problem with people getting over covid at home is that the best drugs--if you can get them--require treating before you get very sick. At least that was the case before omicron. And the reality of medical care in the US--and I suspect Canada and a lot of places with good health care systems--is that getting that kind of care promptly from your personal doctor is likely to be a challenge.

And with omicron, who is high enough risk, especially among the vaccinated, to justify covid pills? Does anyone know this yet?

It is not reasonable to ask the general public to keep track of all the changing information and to know what their personal risk is in order to know when to go to the ER when their personal doctor can't help them.

Our country claims 4-6 days to get pcr test result back from the truckee or grass valley testing centers.

[MagnificentUnicorn]

While I wouldn't begin to compare the US health care "system" to those of other modern industrialized nations, their health care systems are buckling under the cost and the case loads as well. But their citizens aren't being bankrupted.



One guess would be a blood clot in her lung, due to Covid.

Saddle embolus


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