UnfortunateSexFart posted:

Australia's prime minister got covid and is symptomatic. He's a piece of poo poo who would have opened Morrison from the beginning if states didn't have more power than US states.

Snowglobe of Doom posted:

I hope it's loving him up. Get rekt, Scotty

tenderjerk posted:

Wait what

That doesn't sound like the propublica I know

Snowglobe of Doom posted:

I hope it's loving him up. Get rekt, Scotty

Iron Crowned posted:

Yeah, here's the new COVID policy:

LOW (Green):

• No masks required
  

MEDIUM (Yellow):

• No masks required
  

HIGH (Orange):

• No mask is required
  

Pingui posted:

Pittsburgh Fentanyl Cloud posted:

Lol oh my god, my local NPR station has a ghoul on saying that future hospital strain is “unlikely” because the virus can’t get around all of our immunities now and also there’s monoclonals and Paxlovid, so this is going to “become unavoidable” and “that’s okay.” They’re really going balls deep on all of this poo poo.

Pittsburgh Fentanyl Cloud posted:

Paxlovid, the rich people drug that is certainly going to prevent hospitalization in a country with terrible access to healthcare.

Loucks posted:

When I checked last week there were fewer than 100 courses of Paxlovid available in my area, and I live right by the state capitol which has a bunch of hospitals. Sounds like I have access to Paxlovid! No word on whether the concierge doctors have a stash for their clients.

Platystemon posted:

https://www.propublica.org/article/my-kids-school-closed-again-so-i-started-calling-experts

https://www.propublica.org/article/new-york-city-kills-covid-rule-that-led-to-repeated-school-closings-despite-no-evidence-of-outbreaks

Pittsburgh Fentanyl Cloud posted:

Lol oh my god, my local NPR station has a ghoul on saying that future hospital strain is “unlikely” because the virus can’t get around all of our immunities now and also there’s monoclonals and Paxlovid, so this is going to “become unavoidable” and “that’s okay.” They’re really going balls deep on all of this poo poo.

Sex Arse of Calais posted:

Really cool that I had finally convinced my partner to take more precautions just in general, and now the open 'er up pressure has him determined to hang out masks-free for dinner at our friends' apartment. Even cooler that as the date approaches, his initial assurance that me attending in a mask and not eating would be no big deal has evaporated. "Actually you could just stay home. Isn't that the safest option?"

Yeah dude, it's the safest option for both of us. I wasn't stoked about an awkward hangout and potential exposure anyway but I don't like the divide I'm seeing here and wanted to meet you halfway. I also wanted to see my friends, believe it or not, because even my introverted hermit rear end has limits.

Instead I was up stress vomiting all night because everyone around me has given up, not only that but demanded I ignore reality and give up too, and when he sees our friends I'll be hanging out alone with a corsi cube that HE LITERALLY JUST BUILT A COUPLE WEEKS AGO but now covid is OVER lol

Fuuuuuuuck

Iron Crowned posted:

No mask is required when seated in a conference room, as long as 6 feet of distance is maintained.

Sex Arse of Calais posted:

Really cool that I had finally convinced my partner to take more precautions just in general, and now the open 'er up pressure has him determined to hang out masks-free for dinner at our friends' apartment. Even cooler that as the date approaches, his initial assurance that me attending in a mask and not eating would be no big deal has evaporated. "Actually you could just stay home. Isn't that the safest option?"

Yeah dude, it's the safest option for both of us. I wasn't stoked about an awkward hangout and potential exposure anyway but I don't like the divide I'm seeing here and wanted to meet you halfway. I also wanted to see my friends, believe it or not, because even my introverted hermit rear end has limits.

Instead I was up stress vomiting all night because everyone around me has given up, not only that but demanded I ignore reality and give up too, and when he sees our friends I'll be hanging out alone with a corsi cube that HE LITERALLY JUST BUILT A COUPLE WEEKS AGO but now covid is OVER lol

Fuuuuuuuck

Pittsburgh Fentanyl Cloud posted:

I'd respect these loving people a bunch more if they just said "sorry, we've determined that most of you are an acceptable loss to keep the machine running, good luck and god bless" instead of lying to us with talking points that anyone who's been following this pandemic in the slightest knows are bullshit that hasn't held true for years.

Pingui posted:

You can't negotiate with terrorists.

mastershakeman posted:

Take the corsi cube over, wear your own mask , and learn to stop worrying and love the virus

Sex Arse of Calais posted:

Yeah "you do it your way and I'll do it mine" isn't the kind of compromise you can make with a contagious disease, I'm finding. I don't know how either of us can see each other's needs as being reasonable. I have been trying.

For anyone in a similar boat wondering how that works marriage-wise: lol, and furthermore, lmao

Iron Crowned posted:

Yeah, here's the new COVID policy:

LOW (Green):

• No masks required
  
• Continue to follow testing, isolation, and quarantine requirements when experiencing COVID-19 symptoms
  

MEDIUM (Yellow):

• No masks required
  
• For those who are immunocompromised or high risk for severe disease, masks are recommended for indoor public settings
  
• Continue to follow testing, isolation, and quarantine requirements when experiencing COVID-19 symptoms
  

HIGH (Orange):

• Masks are required, regardless of vaccination status, with the following exceptions:
  
• No mask is required when alone at your workstation or office, as long as 6 feet of distance is maintained; and
  
• No mask is required when seated in a conference room, as long as 6 feet of distance is maintained.
  
• Continue to follow testing, isolation, and quarantine requirements when experiencing COVID-19 symptoms
  

Pittsburgh Fentanyl Cloud posted:

Paxlovid, the rich people drug that is certainly going to prevent hospitalization in a country with terrible access to healthcare.

Thoguh posted:

Everything is so stupid.

Still can't believe the official and formal stance of the CDC is that you should not have any concern about catching COVID or giving someone else COVID as long as there are currently ICU beds available.

Iron Crowned posted:

Yeah, here's the new COVID policy:

LOW (Green):

• No masks required
  
• Continue to follow testing, isolation, and quarantine requirements when experiencing COVID-19 symptoms
  

MEDIUM (Yellow):

• No masks required
  
• For those who are immunocompromised or high risk for severe disease, masks are recommended for indoor public settings
  
• Continue to follow testing, isolation, and quarantine requirements when experiencing COVID-19 symptoms
  

HIGH (Orange):

• Masks are required, regardless of vaccination status, with the following exceptions:
  
• No mask is required when alone at your workstation or office, as long as 6 feet of distance is maintained; and
  
• No mask is required when seated in a conference room, as long as 6 feet of distance is maintained.
  
• Continue to follow testing, isolation, and quarantine requirements when experiencing COVID-19 symptoms
  

Pittsburgh Fentanyl Cloud posted:

Turns out "you can't have treats for a while" is the line where people will burn everything down.

Thoguh posted:

I have good health insurance because my wife works for the state so Paxlovid wouldn't even cost me anything other than a small copay but that doesn't matter because there is no way I would get access to it because I'm not rich enough to have a conceirge doctor or in an extremely high risk category. The existence of Paxlovid does not have an impact on how I feel about COVID if I can't actually get any.