hooman posted:

You scrunts better keep posting in here. I'm old and hate change and don't like discord, but do you like all of you.

EDIT: Also I wouldn't relax too hard mate, from some rumours I've heard.

hooman posted:

Get McGowowned.


Nothing concrete, just that theres an assumption that covid will break quarantine again now that we're open to the east again and it's only a matter of time until our next lockdown, so basically keep doing as much covid safety as possible.

froglet posted:

Also, dammit Hooman, come join the discord!

SHALASHASKA HAWKE posted:

yawn

Eediot Jedi posted:

Pfft, I want stage 6, where the ring of steel is mad max gangs.

The Artificial Kid posted:

Are there amazing benefits to masks other than preventing the spread of respiratory illnesses?

The Lord Bude posted:

To be clear, although I reserve the right to have a nice cleansing sook about it, I endorse the mask wearing requirement 100%.

perepelki posted:

nowadays i wear a black cloth mask even when not mandated to because it makes me more intimidating

hooman posted:

^^^ Are any outlets reporting similar to the above? Because that seems pretty dire.


Wish they'd put a black cloth mask around your posts.

JBP posted:

Who the gently caress was campaigning to change the name of Coon cheese lmao

The only reasonable argument for the change is the time that imbecile Courtney Barnett did Black Skinhead by Yeezy and changed the lyric "coon poo poo" to "coon cheese" while giggling like a child.

bell jar posted:

Unironically though, where else would you rather live? For me it would probably only be New Zealand

perepelki posted:

- nobody likes australian cinema

Solemn Sloth posted:

WA joins the stronk state club

Megillah Gorilla posted:

Boomer brain is caused by lead poisoning.

Wonder what future all those microplastics are going to give us?

Mr Chips posted:

What happens if someone in quarantine needs hospitalisation?

Laserface posted:

ban all pets, they are emotional support slave labour

Solemn Sloth posted:

Can’t we just send all the South African mutants to Perth like we’ve done for the last 30 years?

Launchpad McQuack posted:

Unfortunely it for him it is his responsibilty, but it not his fault.

MythLisp posted:

I think people need to realise that even with the vaccines - it is highly likely, if not certain that covid isn't going to go away. It may become less or more virulent or infectious over different years dependent on strains but it will hardly be newsworthy anymore (unless there's a bad year), but it won't be suddenly eliminated like small pox was - which took 200 years. The borders will eventually have to open.

The whole point of the lockdown and social distancing and closing borders was to not have the vast majority of the population get smashed with a disease that 100% of the population is vulnerable to. Vaccines will provide enough protection that a whole slew of people won't die every day for a year or two until herd immunity is reached.

I predict next year is going to be pretty cooked as cases of influenza have been basically non-existent since the introduction of lockdowns and quarantine for international travelers. Which is loving astounding seeing there were over 700 deaths from flu in 2019)
Unfortunately the vulnerable people that didn't die from flu last year or this year are going to be hit VERY hard when international travel occurs again and social distancing isn't a thing anymore, or if enough people don't get the fluvax or the fluvax doesn't cover the dominant flu type that's circulating.

And yes - people who are immunocompromised are responsible for their own health and welfare when it comes to airborne/droplet viruses and bacteria. Nothing is really going to change for one of my friends with cystic fibrosis who's had a double lung transplant. These people constantly have to be careful with hygiene etc. It's not libertarian thought - it's one based in reality.

MythLisp posted:

Easy questions
I work in the health field.
Yes I get my yearly flu vaccination.
No I wouldn't visit my immunocompromised friend if I had a respiratory illness - just like you shouldn't be turning up to a nursing home with flu symptoms because outbreaks can make a few people sick or kill them. This was happening before covid.

That being said, pathogens such as mycobacterium avium complex that the general population doesn't give a poo poo about is dangerous for people with cystic fibrosis which sometimes leaves people in hospital rooms for months on their own while they get diagnosed and treated.

...and that bug is found naturally the environment so you could be eating it, drinking it or breathing it in without any clue.

If we really wanted to stop these emerging diseases such as swine flu, MERS, SARS etc from infecting the human population, we would stop industrial farming livestock and encroaching on the habitat of wild animals.

MythLisp posted:

Yes I get my yearly flu vaccination.
No I wouldn't visit my immunocompromised friend if I had a respiratory illness - just like you shouldn't be turning up to a nursing home with flu symptoms because outbreaks can make a few people sick or kill them.

MythLisp posted:

What the hell.
I never stated for public health to stop doing any of those things. I was referring that people who are immunocompromised have to take extra precautions every day, so are in effect responsible for their own health in a more conscientious way that the general population isn't.

And that keeping the borders shut once the vast majority of the population is vaccinated doesn't make sense. Though covid will still be around, just not as we have known it for the last year and at much lower levels even if we aren't socially distancing anymore.

MythLisp posted:

And yes - people who are immunocompromised are responsible for their own health and welfare when it comes to airborne/droplet viruses and bacteria. Nothing is really going to change for one of my friends with cystic fibrosis who's had a double lung transplant. These people constantly have to be careful with hygiene etc. It's not libertarian thought - it's one based in reality.

Launchpad McQuack posted:

No it isn't. I am very sorry but it isn't. There is a level of personal responsibility. You can't trust anyone with your health but yourself.

hambeet posted:

Old man Gsc forgot who he was going off at last page and now thinks it’s myth.

hambeet posted:

Cartoon posted:

See Firestarter, if for no other reason than to be reminded why the ABC exists.

NTRabbit posted:

Perth

Malcolm Turnbeug posted:

I'm not an economist and I am covered in ants but the gist as I understand it is surplus labour places upwards pressure on wages somehow. I forget how this works because of the ants. Maybe it's the opposite? The diamondback ant is a fierce biter.

Eediot Jedi posted:

Gsc was dropped on his head as a baby and landed on a vhs tape of the thing. The tape was never seen again.