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Re: New covid variant - huge evolutionary leap
DIR By: Thetis099
Date: December 15, 2021, 6:29 am
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--- Quote from: MayaMia link ---
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> [quote author=PalomaBlanca link=topic=548.msg52042#msg52042
date=1639538203]
> I know that everyone has a favorite vendor for things like
masks and gloves, etc.
> For those of us not in the healthcare field, I saw a site
written up on the WaPo. It's called the "KN95 Project" and they
sell verified KN95 masks and other equipment (like gloves, face
shields, etc). Some other sites get spotty, and thought this
might be of use. :)
> I've been pleased with their service, but check it out
yourself.
>
>
HTML https://www.projectn95.org/
>
> The WaPo article which highlights the organization:
HTML https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/08/21/n95-kn95-masks-online-shopping-tips/
>
>
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This reminds me of something I saw a couple days ago at the
store. A very elderly man was wearing a KN95, down around his
chin. Not even covering his mouth let alone his nose.
[/quote]
Last week I saw a differently able elderly man at a local
grocery store pharmacy. He wasn't masked even though there is a
mask requirement in the pharmacy. Quite possibly he just forgot
his mask. I don't think he was hostile to mask protocols. He
wanted a covid vaccination. He had no appointment. The
pharmacy assistant told him he had to sign up online first. He
said he didn't have a computer. She shrugged and turned him
away from getting vaccinated. I offered to help him sign up
using my phone but he left. I wanted the pharmacy to just
vaccinate him. Take the 5 minutes to help him sign up and
vaccinate those who are asking for the vaccine. It is probably
irrational of me, but I was angry about it for half a day.
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Re: New covid variant - huge evolutionary leap
DIR By: PalomaBlanca
Date: December 15, 2021, 10:17 am
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--- Quote from: Thetis099 link ---
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>
> Last week I saw a differently able elderly man at a local
grocery store pharmacy. He wasn't masked even though there is a
mask requirement in the pharmacy. Quite possibly he just forgot
his mask. I don't think he was hostile to mask protocols. He
wanted a covid vaccination. He had no appointment. The
pharmacy assistant told him he had to sign up online first. He
said he didn't have a computer. She shrugged and turned him
away from getting vaccinated. I offered to help him sign up
using my phone but he left. I wanted the pharmacy to just
vaccinate him. Take the 5 minutes to help him sign up and
vaccinate those who are asking for the vaccine. It is probably
irrational of me, but I was angry about it for half a day.
>
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Wow. Now I'm going to be angry for a day too! That's nuts -
someone was trying to do the right thing and they were turned
away?
Is this something you'd feel comfortable talking to management
about, given that the man was elderly, differently able and
didn't have a computer?
He's vulnerable now in many ways.
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Re: New covid variant - huge evolutionary leap
DIR By: Thetis099
Date: December 15, 2021, 11:31 am
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--- Quote from: PalomaBlanca link ---
>
> [quote author=Thetis099 link=topic=548.msg52083#msg52083
date=1639571346]
>
> Last week I saw a differently able elderly man at a local
grocery store pharmacy. He wasn't masked even though there is a
mask requirement in the pharmacy. Quite possibly he just forgot
his mask. I don't think he was hostile to mask protocols. He
wanted a covid vaccination. He had no appointment. The
pharmacy assistant told him he had to sign up online first. He
said he didn't have a computer. She shrugged and turned him
away from getting vaccinated. I offered to help him sign up
using my phone but he left. I wanted the pharmacy to just
vaccinate him. Take the 5 minutes to help him sign up and
vaccinate those who are asking for the vaccine. It is probably
irrational of me, but I was angry about it for half a day.
>
--- End Quote ---
Wow. Now I'm going to be angry for a day too! That's nuts -
someone was trying to do the right thing and they were turned
away?
Is this something you'd feel comfortable talking to management
about, given that the man was elderly, differently able and
didn't have a computer?
He's vulnerable now in many ways.
[/quote]
I did try that day. The store manager was there. The store
manager takes no responsibility for the pharmacy or the
Starbucks inside the grocery store. They gave me a phone
number. The phone number was automated and sent me to an online
complaint form, which I filled out and then received an
automated email response. After that nothing. I suppose
someone may follow up eventually but I doubt they will. It
seems like no humans give an eff about this man but me and you.
#Post#: 52213--------------------------------------------------
Re: New covid variant - huge evolutionary leap
DIR By: muskrat
Date: December 15, 2021, 11:53 am
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FYI from NYT:
Breaking News: Booster doses of the Moderna and Pfizer Covid
vaccines are likely to offer a substantial increase in
protection against the Omicron variant, Dr. Anthony Fauci said.
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Re: New covid variant - huge evolutionary leap
DIR By: PalomaBlanca
Date: December 15, 2021, 12:54 pm
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--- Quote from: Thetis099 link ---
>
>
> I did try that day. The store manager was there. The store
manager takes no responsibility for the pharmacy or the
Starbucks inside the grocery store. They gave me a phone
number. The phone number was automated and sent me to an online
complaint form, which I filled out and then received an
automated email response. After that nothing. I suppose
someone may follow up eventually but I doubt they will. It
seems like no humans give an eff about this man but me and you.
>
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You are such a good person, Thetis. Offering to use your phone
to register the man was far more than anyone else did. It just
sucks that someone who is clearly in need of a vaccine and is
trying to get one, can't for lack of official assistance.
Heartbreaking.
#Post#: 52457--------------------------------------------------
Re: New covid variant - huge evolutionary leap
DIR By: kkt
Date: December 15, 2021, 11:25 pm
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--- Quote from: muskrat link ---
>
> FYI from NYT:
>
> Breaking News: Booster doses of the Moderna and Pfizer Covid
vaccines are likely to offer a substantial increase in
protection against the Omicron variant, Dr. Anthony Fauci said.
>
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Just have to make it through the next 15 days until my
appointment.
#Post#: 52824--------------------------------------------------
Re: New covid variant - huge evolutionary leap
DIR By: Queenie
Date: December 16, 2021, 6:00 pm
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Argh.
Member of Christmas host family has covid.
He should be clear by Christmas. I'm leaving it up to Mom to
decide whether to attend, but she's gonna have to decide by
Saturday AM.
Fucking pandemic.
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Re: New covid variant - huge evolutionary leap
DIR By: Heron
Date: December 17, 2021, 10:02 am
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Mid-January looks to be tough. Lots of vaxxed/boosted people
will likely have mild cases of Omicron after the holidays, and
our hospitals are already overwhelmed with patients who put off
getting care for other conditions while Delta was cresting.
Be choosy about whom you decide to be with over Christmas and
the New Year. Omicron is likely to be less lethal than Delta to
those who are vaccinated and boosted, but it also seems to be
much more transmissable than Delta, and it looks like it has an
easier time latching onto cells in our respiratory tracts.
Note that I'm not saying death rates are going to go way up.
That remains to be seen. What we'll want to notice is how much
the hospitalization rates will go up due to Omicron, not the
total number of cases, because many of the cases (at least in
vaccinated and boosted people) will likely be mild. Even mild
cases of Covid can lead to long Covid, though, so it's prudent
to stay vigilant.
#Post#: 54471--------------------------------------------------
Re: New covid variant - huge evolutionary leap
DIR By: Queenie
Date: December 21, 2021, 2:03 pm
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This thing is blowing up in real time. Seems like everybody I
know has either been exposed or has been exposed to someone who
has been exposed.
The good news is that amongst the people I know nobody has
gotten very sick. Yet.
#Post#: 54482--------------------------------------------------
Re: New covid variant - huge evolutionary leap
DIR By: HeddyL2627
Date: December 21, 2021, 2:15 pm
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I just tested positive.
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