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| Black Beauty |
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2 | 1.06% |
| A Talking Pony!?! |
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| Mr. Hands 2x Apple Flavor |
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| War Horse |
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| Mr. Hands |
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54 | 28.72% |
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The question is in past tense, it's not asking about current restrictions.
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Charles 2 of Spain posted:The question is in past tense, it's not asking about current restrictions. Ah, you're right! But that just makes it not terribly applicable to the original discussion since they were clearly referencing current attitudes towards future waves of COVID. E: And honestly, I would expect those numbers to shift higher over time anyway. People's current beliefs and experiences tend to color their perceptions of past events. It's an ever-present problem in public health. EE: Probably they'll do a "COVID retrospective" survey somewhere down the road, so we might actually get to see! Stickman fucked around with this message at 22:37 on Apr 8, 2022 |
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Apr 8, 2022 22:30
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Stickman posted:“July 2021”… "In the United States, we surveyed 2,596 U.S. adults from Feb. 1 to 7, 2021" So right after Biden became president and the 2021 winter wave. Edit for this 19 January headline: https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2021/01/19/957488613/as-death-rate-accelerates-u-s-records-400-000-lives-lost-to-the-coronavirus posted:As Death Rate Accelerates, U.S. Records 400,000 Lives Lost To The Coronavirus Pingui fucked around with this message at 22:55 on Apr 8, 2022 |
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Apr 8, 2022 22:43
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Stickman posted:E: And honestly, I would expect those numbers to shift higher over time anyway. People's current beliefs and experiences tend to color their perceptions of past events. It's an ever-present problem in public health.
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Apr 8, 2022 23:04
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PostNouveau posted:Seems like an unproductive, arguing about arguing track you want to go down. While I agree with you in general about American perceptions, it's no longer true that there are places capable of actually getting COVID cases back down to zero (unless China manages to pull off a miracle in the coming months). The only totally COVID-free jurisdictions left are various South Pacific islands who closed their borders early, have kept them closed, and never recorded cases in the first place.
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Apr 9, 2022 00:10
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freebooter posted:While I agree with you in general about American perceptions, it's no longer true that there are places capable of actually getting COVID cases back down to zero (unless China manages to pull off a miracle in the coming months). The only totally COVID-free jurisdictions left are various South Pacific islands who closed their borders early, have kept them closed, and never recorded cases in the first place. Regarding this, Naomi Wu has made what I feel to be a pretty persuasive argument that Shanghai's example is an aberration based on local officials mismanagement of the outbreak. https://twitter.com/RealSexyCyborg/status/1511152855125692416?t=xZWxfCXdvQNICUFX7aKS0w&s=19 https://twitter.com/RealSexyCyborg/status/1511572455759831047?t=ikENcNRpijbg3SH7UiZ-5Q&s=19 That said even she admits the odds that Shanghai manage to return to COVID zero is uncertain so I'm not sure exactly how persuasive this is for my point that covid zero is a legit possibility lol
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Apr 9, 2022 00:35
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Another one of these. For an adult population of which 97% are at least one shot / possible data weirdness on 10% for the second, and for 44% boosted at least once:  Even with a let's call it "baseline" level of infections:  Hospitalizations are at "One COVID inpatient specialist for every 8.4 million residents"  Deaths are currently somewhere around the "killed by random car" level of risk:  Long COVID is weirder, and I've seen a few people with multiple comorbidities / BMI's well north of 35 complain about dyspnea going up the stairs, but the workups have been remarkably negative. Omicron just doesn't scorch the lungs like Delta or wildtype COVID for my vaccinated folk.
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Apr 9, 2022 02:15
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All of Shanghai has been locked down for 9 days now, with Pudong and parts much longer (weeks). And they just announced 23,600 cases with more than 7,000 cases in Pudong alone. Whatever they're doing here, it doesn't seem to be having a lot of effect so far. I have the strong suspicion that the periodic tests are pretty much periodic superspreader events. In my compound they're decent about keeping distance, only testing one building at a time, and always masking. But even here people are getting lax and the old folks are taking the testing moments as an opportunity to chat and do calisthenics. And elsewhere I've seen videos of hallways full of people all having to go get a test. If anyone tests positive in a batch, you're gonna have to go stand in line again to get another personal test.
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Apr 9, 2022 03:56
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so i've been pretty much stuck at home since the pandemic started. initially it was totally fine with me because i lived alone and didn't really worry much about being infected or infecting anyone else. but now i'm having to deal with my family and they're driving me insane. so for the first time since the panemic began, i feel like i really, REALLY need to go out and socialize with people to keep some semblence of sanity. but the problem is, i'm still quite scared of catching covid. so here's my conundrum. there's a huge party being thrown tomorrow in some hotel/club-like place, and there should be around 100 people there. my last vaccination was last may. i haven't gotten any boosters. should i go?
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Apr 9, 2022 03:59
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Can't you find a gathering with like ten people instead
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Apr 9, 2022 04:04
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mastershakeman posted:Can't you find a gathering with like ten people instead i know it may sound like i'm joking but my options are either huge gatherings or ones that have less than 2 people
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Apr 9, 2022 04:10
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JazzFlight posted:Not for nothing, but my county in NY was hovering around ~100 daily cases for most of March and has been creeping up slowly into the mid-200s over the past weeks and now yesterday it was 466. Am I wrong, or is a big April wave coming? Ontario's COVID science advisor says wastewater viral loads imply 100k cases/day in the province of 14.6M people, worse than the January peak. Official case counts are nowhere near that number, although Ontario changed their methodology about a month ago so they're not comparable to the previous counts (not like they were reliable in an absolute sense either). Looking at NJ, official case counts are double the low point from ~4 weeks ago, but still way lower than the January peak. Tests are down, but not proportionally. My university does asymptomatic testing and positivity has gone up rather alarmingly since restrictions were lifted about two weeks ago, but they were happy to inform everyone that the figure isn't useful anymore because mandatory testing frequency dropped from weekly to monthly and more symptomatic people are taking tests. I'm not sure how they know that symptomatic people are taking tests intended for the asymptomatic, or why this isn't a major concern, but hey.
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Apr 9, 2022 04:12
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Mr Interweb posted:so i've been pretty much stuck at home since the pandemic started. initially it was totally fine with me because i lived alone and didn't really worry much about being infected or infecting anyone else. but now i'm having to deal with my family and they're driving me insane. so for the first time since the panemic began, i feel like i really, REALLY need to go out and socialize with people to keep some semblence of sanity. but the problem is, i'm still quite scared of catching covid. Do you have any underlying health conditions that put you at higher risk? If yes, imo don't go especially since you haven't had a booster. If you don't have any high-risk conditions I guess that's up to you. "I really want to go to this big club party with 100 people but also I don't want to get COVID and didn't get a booster" is an odd combo. Even wearing a good-quality respirator that's still a pretty high risk environment.
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Apr 9, 2022 04:37
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Mr Interweb posted:so i've been pretty much stuck at home since the pandemic started. initially it was totally fine with me because i lived alone and didn't really worry much about being infected or infecting anyone else. but now i'm having to deal with my family and they're driving me insane. so for the first time since the panemic began, i feel like i really, REALLY need to go out and socialize with people to keep some semblence of sanity. but the problem is, i'm still quite scared of catching covid. Go for it, man. It will be good seeing people again!
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Apr 9, 2022 05:09
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Mr Interweb posted:so i've been pretty much stuck at home since the pandemic started. initially it was totally fine with me because i lived alone and didn't really worry much about being infected or infecting anyone else. but now i'm having to deal with my family and they're driving me insane. so for the first time since the panemic began, i feel like i really, REALLY need to go out and socialize with people to keep some semblence of sanity. but the problem is, i'm still quite scared of catching covid. Where do you live that you have not gotten a booster? No, I would not go. Outdoor socializing, okay maybe. Indoor with very small groups like close friends and family, okay maybe. Indoor huge party at a club? If you don't give a gently caress at all then do whatever, but if you actually are still quite scared of catching covid, then stay away.
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Apr 9, 2022 06:12
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Mr Interweb posted:so i've been pretty much stuck at home since the pandemic started. initially it was totally fine with me because i lived alone and didn't really worry much about being infected or infecting anyone else. but now i'm having to deal with my family and they're driving me insane. so for the first time since the panemic began, i feel like i really, REALLY need to go out and socialize with people to keep some semblence of sanity. but the problem is, i'm still quite scared of catching covid. Instead of going to that party, you should go to the pharmacy and get a booster.
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Apr 9, 2022 06:43
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Yeah I don't understand why you wouldn't have got a booster if you're worried about catching COVID?
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Apr 9, 2022 06:49
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Get a booster.
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Apr 9, 2022 07:06
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To emphasize the point: https://twitter.com/MrT/status/1511772260687704066
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Apr 9, 2022 07:10
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Dont ask an internet thread. Do what you want but own the risk and consequences
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Apr 9, 2022 07:18
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The thread will only grant you permission to go to the suck&gently caress if you get a booster, sorry.
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Apr 9, 2022 07:23
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Mellow Seas posted:This has to be one of the weirdest invocations of "liberals" to mean "people I disagree with" I've ever seen in D&D. Open Biden is a liberal policy.
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Apr 9, 2022 16:02
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Mr Interweb posted:so i've been pretty much stuck at home since the pandemic started. initially it was totally fine with me because i lived alone and didn't really worry much about being infected or infecting anyone else. but now i'm having to deal with my family and they're driving me insane. so for the first time since the panemic began, i feel like i really, REALLY need to go out and socialize with people to keep some semblence of sanity. but the problem is, i'm still quite scared of catching covid. If it's been nearly a year since your last shot and you haven't gotten any boosters, then there's a fair chance you'll catch Omicron. And in general, it's a better idea to socialize occasionally with smaller groups of people, instead of barricading yourself indoors until the cabin fever gets so bad that you suddenly want to go out to giant hundred-person parties.
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Apr 9, 2022 17:49
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okay i decided to get my booster and already made an appointment for it. wish me luck!
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Apr 9, 2022 19:42
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Protests - hunger riots, really - against the Shanghai lockdown seem to be escalating. Thread (content warning: police violence) https://twitter.com/chuangcn/status/1512816748667420675?s=21&t=bNzInJj2KTH1TPHPcJjQSg https://twitter.com/ianbremmer/status/1512898373703155721?s=21&t=bNzInJj2KTH1TPHPcJjQSg
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Apr 9, 2022 23:14
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The CCPs legitimacy is taking an enormous hit here, jeez. Abandon your lockdowns and feed your people for Christ's sake.
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Apr 9, 2022 23:18
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How are u posted:The CCPs legitimacy is taking an enormous hit here, jeez. Abandon your lockdowns and feed your people for Christ's sake. The CCP needs to go, just like Putin. As terrible as the current situation is, maybe it'll pave the way towards that.
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Apr 9, 2022 23:25
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TheFluff posted:Protests - hunger riots, really - against the Shanghai lockdown seem to be escalating. Don't you understand? Hunger is a reactionary neoliberal fiction.
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Apr 10, 2022 04:22
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Got my booster finally For those of you that got it, how was your reaction compared to the vaccines?
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Apr 10, 2022 21:22
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Mr Interweb posted:Got my booster finally Congrats! A little better than the second shot, but still bad enough for a day off work.
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Apr 10, 2022 21:34
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Mr Interweb posted:Got my booster finally It slayed me, TBH. Not looking forward to the inevitable #4 sometime in the Fall, but better than long COVID.
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Apr 10, 2022 21:45
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Mr Interweb posted:Got my booster finally ultra mild, slightly sore arm at most.
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Apr 10, 2022 21:57
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My booster was worst of the 3, but I also went moderna after 2 Pfizer.
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Apr 10, 2022 22:03
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Mr Interweb posted:Got my booster finally Bout the same. Sore arm mostly.
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Apr 10, 2022 22:04
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Reactions are unpredictable. My second shot had me fall asleep at 5pm the next day and I slept through the night. Booster gave me a fever of 101.3, aches and chills for a night.
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Apr 10, 2022 22:13
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Most people I know seem to have been hit harder by the booster, but not by much. I didn't notice the first two, third one gave me a fever for a few hours to nap off.
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Apr 10, 2022 22:16
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Agreed with people saying it's unpredictable. My booster/flu shot combo was way easier than my #2.
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Apr 10, 2022 22:21
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What is current guidance on 2nd booster/4th shot? I got two mRNA starting in March, then my booster in late October. Do I need one next month since that’d be 6 months from my booster? Or do I even need one?
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Apr 10, 2022 22:41
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Mr Interweb posted:Got my booster finally Complete nothingburger. Maybe a little more tired and run down feeling the next day, some soreless at injection site. Didn't have to take off work.
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Apr 10, 2022 22:50
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Endymion FRS MK1 posted:What is current guidance on 2nd booster/4th shot? I got two mRNA starting in March, then my booster in late October. Do I need one next month since that’d be 6 months from my booster? Or do I even need one? If you're over 50 or immunocompromised and its 4+ months after your previous booster, get the shot. Otherwise they'll probably recommend one for everyone in the fall. My personal opinion: get it if you want it, there's plenty to go around and they're basically begging people to get boosted since the original two don't work great against omicron vs. symptomatic infection (though still work fine to keep you out of the hospital). Also there's gonna be a wave after Easter, mark my words, local numbers are ticking steadily up everywhere (though hospitalizations are remaining flat, that'll change too about three weeks after Easter). It takes about two weeks for full effectiveness after a booster shot. Take the previous into your calculations as you will.
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