D&D and the rising pandemic

[Thomas Shey]

So, speaking of bad decision making, certain American leaders have gone from anti-COVID vaccine to full on pro-pathogen.

GOP opposition to vaccine mandates extends far beyond Covid-19

For months, Republicans have railed against Covid-19 vaccine mandates. More recently, though, right-wing state legislators have floated proposals to ban requirements for all immunizations — not just coronavirus.

www.statnews.com

TL;DR: in several states, they’re trying to roll back mandates for most or ALL vaccines- mumps, measles, polio, etc.

I’m trying to decide which of these sayings is true:

1) “It’s always darkest before the dawn.” (Optimistic original version), OR

2) “It’s always darkest before it goes pitch black..” (Pessimistic version)

I've seen certain groups referred to elsewhere as Nergal cultists (a W40K reference to the god of disease apparently), and prior to this I thought that was (not inaccurate) hyperbole. Now I'm not even sure its hyperbole.

 

[MoonSong]

Soeaking of other vaccines. enworlder in the North Hemisphere, have you had the flu shot yet? (I just had it yesterday)

 

[Umbran]

Soeaking of other vaccines. enworlder in the North Hemisphere, have you had the flu shot yet? (I just had it yesterday)

Not yet. I get my covid booster tomorrow, and the current recommendation I've been given is to not get them at the same time. I was expecting to pop down to my local drug store to get a flu shot a few days afterwards.

 

[Mallus]

We got our flu shots last weekend. Will probably get COVID boosters within a week or two.

 

[J.Quondam]

I'll get my covid booster early next week, then flu probably the following week?
I'll follow whatever advice the medical peeps give when I ask during the booster.

 

[FitzTheRuke]

Not yet, but I'm looking into it.

 

[MoonSong]

Not yet. I get my covid booster tomorrow, and the current recommendation I've been given is to not get them at the same time. I was expecting to pop down to my local drug store to get a flu shot a few days afterwards.

I wish the booster was an option for me. but I'll have to do with the one dose Chinese shot that put me to bed for two days. At least except from my cousin and a couple of friends, everybody else I care for had a better one...

 

[billd91]

I got both my COVID booster and flu shot at the end of October. Got the on the same day.

 

[Umbran]

I got both my COVID booster and flu shot at the end of October. Got the on the same day.

Yeah, it seems like the guidance has changed - a few weeks ago my wife got her booster and flu shot at the same time. I'm going to the same place, but they no longer allow people to schedule both at once.

 

[Thomas Shey]

Soeaking of other vaccines. enworlder in the North Hemisphere, have you had the flu shot yet? (I just had it yesterday)

Weeks ago at this point.