D&D and the rising pandemic

[Umbran]

You've convinced me to do the same; I had had that same idea of maximizing protection by waiting for the better-adapted boosters, but no more. I'm now focused on "one's best proven protection in the moment."

In the Boston area, at least, already the only booster you can find is the bivalent one. Here's hoping the rollout goes as quickly in other areas.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

There’s an old sports adage about the coaching perspective on the relative talent levels of the athletes they coach or want to recruit:

”The best ability is availability.”

I think it has relevance Re: COVID vaccines.

 

[Zardnaar]

Went for our first post Covid post winter bush walk. Doctor said I got off reasonably lightly post Covid.

Wasn't hard completing the walk as such and been doing lt exercise last few weeks.

We both crashed and burned after it and had a nap. Pre Covid was hiking up small mountains.




Found a cool rock formation "weeping". Covered in ferns and mosses.

Want to do a mountain hike by end of year. Glad we didn't try the Ridgeline walk.

 

[Zardnaar]

Pretty much all restrictions dropped.

Covid-19 traffic light system, vaccine mandates and most mask requirements to end

The Covid-19 Protection Framework - also known as the traffic light system - will end tonight at 11.59pm: Here's what you need to know.

www.rnz.co.nz

Borders are also going to be completely open no vaccine requirements either.

A cynic might say it's election year next year and they're behind in the polls.

 

[CleverNickName]

Pretty much all restrictions dropped.

Borders are also going to be completely open no vaccine requirements either.

A cynic might say it's election year next year and they're behind in the polls.

What could possibly go wrong?

 

[Zardnaar]

What could possibly go wrong?

Lack of choice I think. Vaccine use some of the highest on the world and numbers and hospital admissions bare down.

They probably should have kept masking requirements but lately that's been slipping anyway.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

A little article that delves into some medical history driving current research into how some among us may be better equipped biologically to fight COVID than others.

So you haven't caught COVID yet. Does that mean you're a superdodger?

A new study suggests that. yes, there are superdodgers. But explaining why they've been able to avoid the virus is a bit complicated.

www.npr.org

 

[Rikka66]

Over two years of working with the public and spending the day with my dad watching football is what gets me.

A little article that delves into some medical history driving current research into how some among us may be better equipped biologically to fight COVID than others.

So you haven't caught COVID yet. Does that mean you're a superdodger?

A new study suggests that. yes, there are superdodgers. But explaining why they've been able to avoid the virus is a bit complicated.

www.npr.org

I had seen that and convinced myself a little I might be one of them. Look where hubris gets you.

 

[Mirtek]

In Germany the official recommendation is to use one of the new vaccines for the first booster (3rd shot). Initial vaccination should still be done with the original vaccines

Whether the one developement vs. B.A1 or B.A5 is said to be unimportant. Main mutations vs. older variants are apparently essentially the same between A1 and A5 if compared vs the wild type and thus they protect both well enough against the other.

A second booster (4th shoot) is still seen as unnecessary for anyone under 60 or part of special risk groups.

Anyone else who already has three shots from 2021 or early 2022 is not recommended to get a 4th one.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

More research on COVID shows increased long-term risk of certain brain injuries.

COVID raises risk of long-term brain injury, large U.S. study finds

People who had COVID-19 are at higher risk for a host of brain injuries a year later compared with people who were never infected by the coronavirus, a finding that could affect millions of Americans, U.S. researchers reported on Thursday.

www.reuters.com