D&D and the rising pandemic

[Dannyalcatraz]

It’s possible a booster of the J&J vaccine may provide more protection from Omicron than from previous strains:

UPDATE 2-J&J booster slashes Omicron hospitalisations -S.African study

A booster dose of Johnson & Johnson Inc's single-dose COVID-19 vaccine was 84% effective at preventing hospitalisation in South African healthcare workers who became infected as the Omicron variant spread, researchers said on Thursday. The real-world study, which has not been peer-reviewed, was...

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[Umbran]

It’s possible a booster of the J&J vaccine may provide more protection from Omicron than from previous strains:

I know some folks who took J&J, because that was what was available, and have been anxious over lack of guidance, who will be happy to hear that.

There's an unfortuante reality that the situation develops on the time scale of weeks, but our information/understanding usually develops on the timescale of months.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Some North Texas restaurants having to temporarily close because of COVID-19 cases

There was already a service industry labor shortage before the omicron variant, but now things are going from bad to worse for a number of North Texas restaurants.

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The omicron-driven spike around here is getting pretty impressive. The group my Dad works for closed his location a day early so that they could use his staff elsewhere in the system. It seems as if there’s been a few more than expected out with Covid (or other illnesses).

…which could also factor into us not going to church in person this weekend.

 

[Hussar]

Well I’m sitting here ina Starbucks in a major mall. I’ve been here a couple of hours (waiting for the wife to finish shopping) and I’ve yet to see a single person without a mask indoors or out. Kids, adults, doesn’t matter.

Wish everyone could get with the program. I want to see my parents again someday.

 

[Zardnaar]

When I was taking my prior dog on therapeutic walks twice a day, I did that a couple of times, with the same feeling; I was usually so far out on the (short) walk it made no sense to turn around, but I always felt weird, even if I was outside and the street was pretty empty.

Well I’m sitting here ina Starbucks in a major mall. I’ve been here a couple of hours (waiting for the wife to finish shopping) and I’ve yet to see a single person without a mask indoors or out. Kids, adults, doesn’t matter.

Wish everyone could get with the program. I want to see my parents again someday.

Went to our version of Walmart and everyone was masked.

One guy had his nose exposed but everyone else was good.

Beats me how you can sit in mall for two hours. I would either not go or say something. Long shopping trips not a shared experience here except maybe on holiday.

 

[Ryujin]

Went to our version of Walmart and everyone was masked.

One guy had his nose exposed but everyone else was good.

Beats me how you can sit in mall for two hours. I would either not go or say something. Long shopping trips not a shared experience here except maybe on holiday.

For some reason in my town grocery shopping tends to be a family affair. It's likely a cultural thing and quite frequently the whole family, including grandma, will be blocking the aisles. Clearly not as much during the lockdown, but you still see it occasionally.

 

[Zardnaar]

For some reason in my town grocery shopping tends to be a family affair. It's likely a cultural thing and quite frequently the whole family, including grandma, will be blocking the aisles. Clearly not as much during the lockdown, but you still see it occasionally.

I rarely go grocery shopping but we go very early in the mornings to avoid the crowd. I just get to carry it.

I don't like supermarkets and wife prefers I don't go anyway.

 

[Zardnaar]

Doesn't want to obey the rules licence revoked.

Stuff

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Staff didn't want to obey rules. No job.

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Got vaccine passed today. No pass no yum yum.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Doesn't want to obey the rules licence revoked.

Stuff

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Staff didn't want to obey rules. No job.

Stuff

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Got vaccine passed today. No pass no yum yum.

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I understand people might think they’ve come up with a reasonable and effective alternative to local health & safety rules, but part of having strict liability on those rules is the sheer impossibility of assessing everyone’s variations.

 

[Umbran]

I understand people might think they’ve come up with a reasonable and effective alternative to local health & safety rules, but part of having strict liability on those rules is the sheer impossibility of assessing everyone’s variations.

And, to be perfectly frank, the overwhelming majority of those alternatives will not be effective, because people who own restaurants and groceries and department stores are not typically epidemiologists.