D&D and the rising pandemic

[Eltab]

And is also claiming that he is immune and that he found yet another miracle cure! Why!?!?

A moment to consider that, after you fight off a disease, your immune system is charged up to destroy any more of that germ / virus that comes into contact with you. "Immunity" but after the fact.

 

[Levistus's_Leviathan]

A moment to consider that, after you fight off a disease, your immune system is charged up to destroy any more of that germ / virus that comes into contact with you. "Immunity" but after the fact.

Yes, afterwards. Trump is not in the "afterwards" period of his fight with Coronavirus. You do typically get some kind of immunity to a disease after you recover from it (there are exceptions to this for individual people and diseases).

It is frustrating to see the leader of my country who is still obviously fighting with a deadly disease claim that the medicines he took were a "miracle cure" that he wants to give to everyone. And this isn't even the first time he's done it, for goodness sakes!

 

[Garthanos]

Assuming an effective, safe C19 vaccine can be made affordably, I’m not too concerned about the duration of its protection. I get 3 allergy injections every 2 weeks. It’s not a big deal if we needed annual or even monthly C19 boosters, IMHO.

And no, I do not like needles. I’ve been on that injection regimen for decades, and I still can’t look when it’s being done.

I am confident it will happen eventually middle to late next year was the best un politically motivated most reasonable estimate I heard for us to have it in the US.

A moment to consider that, after you fight off a disease, your immune system is charged up to destroy any more of that germ / virus that comes into contact with you. "Immunity" but after the fact.

Potential damage from Covid Heart/Lung/Kidney/Vascular and Brain. Your immune system learns specialized karate against a new target but if your body and even the resources to fight other diseases are ripped to shreds by the first encounter and in fact many diseases remain resident (see Shingles) and Trumpster hasn't had it long enough to be done with his first case. The not getting torn up is why vaccines are awesome.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Yep. Just because you fight off the respiratory effects in a couple weeks, you’re not out of the woods yet. Myocarditis, increased stroke risk...there’s all kinds of lingering potential aftereffects.

 

[Zardnaar]

Covid goneburger 2.0.

Bledisloe Cup photo stuns sporting world

The series opener thrilled rugby fans, but it's been much more divisive in the USA.

www.nzherald.co.nz

Rugby again. Not a fan of rugby.

 

[Imaculata]

It baffles me how many people are simply in denial of what is going on. Some people carry on with their lives as if there is not a deadly pandemic that thrives through gatherings of large crowds.

Over in the Netherlands, I feel it is slowly starting to sink in that perhaps people should be taking it more serious. I am seeing more and more people wearing a mask at the supermarket, when a few weeks ago I was the only one.

And yet just the other week, the police had to shut down countless of illegal parties throughout the country.

 

[Zardnaar]

It baffles me how many people are simply in denial of what is going on. Some people carry on with their lives as if there is not a deadly pandemic that thrives through gatherings of large crowds.

Over in the Netherlands, I feel it is slowly starting to sink in that perhaps people should be taking it more serious. I am seeing more and more people wearing a mask at the supermarket, when a few weeks ago I was the only one.

And yet just the other week, the police had to shut down countless of illegal parties throughout the country.

Read this earlier in the day.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-54482905

Heading into flu season up north.

 

[cbwjm]

Read this earlier in the day.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-54482905

Heading into flu season up north.

Because of everyone washing hands more often and social distancing, we have had far fewer serious cases of the flu than normal, a positive of the pandemic. If other countries up north are doing the same, I'd expect similar results.

 

[Cadence]

Speaking of vaccines, have those of you in the Northern hemisphere taken this year's flu shot yet?

The local CVS pharmacy has them. This weekend was the first time I'd been inside the store in ages because if COVID. Less than a half dozen customers in the entire store and none at the pharmacy part. (The drive through was non-stop busy).

My son got one at a regular doctors appointment a few weeks ago for something else.

 

[Zardnaar]

Because of everyone washing hands more often and social distancing, we have had far fewer serious cases of the flu than normal, a positive of the pandemic. If other countries up north are doing the same, I'd expect similar results.

I got the flu shot n May iirc. Skipped getting a cold this year but allergies kicked in early.