I'm currently in the cancel category with the mandate. so I'm actually allowed to do less things than during the first month of the pandemic when we were all shut down! I AM NOT ANTI VAX. I believe in vaccines. There is just too much heart stuff with this vaccine. I'm probably less of a health risk than most reading this post because the Snarkolepsy household has been taking rapid PCR tests weekly for two weeks now. THIS is the way forward. If everyone can spread it - TESTING IS THE ONLY WAY FORWARD!
Yes, there are possible false positives and false negatives. But frequent testing is the only way to get asymptomatic cases. And it's the biggest NO WHOOP thing you can do. Honestly, you put a q-tip three quarters of an inch up your nose. Go get a q-tip and measure 3/4 of an inch.
About a month ago I was talking to a guy I know and revealed I wasn't vaccinated. He said - me neither. And immediately I knew why. His dad just passed away from a heart attack right before the pandemic. It was at that moment I realized I wasn't the only one holding out for this reason. I don't have a heart problem but it runs in my family. For people who have serious heart problems run in their family - taking this shot is terrifying. And I'd like to say that it's pretty cool the people who refuse to wear a mask are forcing people like me to get vaccinated. Said in the most sarcastic way. AND THEN - they exclude us from society. People have really been revealing who they are these days.
And until Americans stops this, I will probably be reposting this same article a year from now because we are about 30 days behind Europe. And if you don't know what that means, don't bother. Herd immunity has always been a lie.
COVID is surging again in California. How CDC’s indoor mask guidance will affect the state.
"Walensky said the reversal was due to new evidence suggesting vaccinated people infected with the Delta variant “may be contagious and spread the virus to others.”
“This new science is worrisome, and unfortunately warrants an update to our recommendations,” Walensky said."
Gee.... seems like it was just (checks notes) FIVE days ago we were being told we didn't need to worry about the Delta variant.
The frustrating thing is - we see what is happening in other countries, and the US just ignores it. Time after time. Then everyone is shocked when we have the same result.
It's been WIDELY known since winter that the Delta variant was capably of immunity escape. Meaning it tries to evade the antibodies you develop to protect you. I have been saying for a little while now that if this is like a bad flu (for which you need a new vaccine every year) you are not going to be protected for future strains. BUUUUUUUT. It gets worse.
For about a week, it's been all over night time twitter, that even the immunity people get after the vaccine wears off. It hadn't been circulating for long enough to talk about it. But last night on the old people news they confirmed it without saying so. People who got the jab in December and January are in the running for a booster shot.
ALL of these people have been circulating around thinking they were immune. And the CDC has been on the hopeium train with the vaccine.
Places I thought had the best chance of controlling it are now seeing very large rises in cases. Despite a very high threshold of vaccination. Like Isreal, and Iceland. These countries have a deep national unity. Unlike the US where most people just want to see it burn down. My guess is they will get their wish. because they refuse to work together. At this point I think all the Democrats have to do to kill Republicans off is say - look, I think it would be a good idea to breath air. And the Republicans would say - I WILL NOT. I won't breath air if it's the last thing I do! And it's frustrating because I think we need all the Republicans. Otherwise our voting block gets smaller.
I don't make the rules, but people better figure this shit out soon. I've said it before - the chart goes straight up like a SpaceX rocket. And the oxygen requirements for this variant are much higher when people get sick.
Pretending it isn't happening will not save the economy.
The PCR testing is for work?
ReplyDeleteYeah. The hedge funds and zerohedge convinced people we were all going to be poor if people didn't get back to cubicles. Now people are all breathing the same air so middle management can justify their existence. People were LONELY. Eye roll.
ReplyDeleteBut really - if you are getting together with groups of people you don't normally get together with - I personally would do a rapid PCR test. It might be my new love language. But I'm no telling you what to do. We'll just get to see how many times we are trapped on this merry go round until people get it.