D&D and the rising pandemic

[Mirtek]

Avoidance, starve the virus of a host, and kill it. This is what is best in life.

In the history of modern medicine we managed to kill a grand total of 2 1 viruses. And not for lack of trying vs. others. Covid may become the third second, but the chances are very very slim.

Edit: and the "killed" virus is actually still preserved in two high security labs (officially only 2, who knows who else has kept some)

 

[CleverNickName]

I'm glad I didn't know her when we were kids. She's not the first I've heard this stuff from, though. It all seems contrary to what makes better sense. Avoidance, starve the virus of a host, and kill it. This is what is best in life.

The argument against this that I keep hearing is that it will ruin the economy.

Of course, so will the loss of countless lives and workhours due to illness. But good luck explaining that.

 

[Ryujin]

A friend's views have changed about covid as times has passed. Last night she said;

We shouldn't use masks. We should get sick, and it'll go away. When we were kids, if little Johnny down the street was sick, we would all go to his house and we'd all get sick, and it's over.

I'm glad I didn't know her when we were kids. She's not the first I've heard this stuff from, though. It all seems contrary to what makes better sense. Avoidance, starve the virus of a host, and kill it. This is what is best in life.

People who think this way don't seem to understand the idea of antigenic drift. There's a reason why the flu vaccine from this year likely won't work on the one next year. Covid has also shown a propensity for this.

 

[J.Quondam]

I've run into a handful of "covid party" advocates, too. Strangely, not one has ever signed on to the clearly superior idea of a big multi-viral shindig not just for pesky covid, but also hepatitis, HIV, yellow fever, polio, and ebola. Just knock out all the viruses all at one time, pot luck style!
It would be a blast.

 

[Aeson]

The argument against this that I keep hearing is that it will ruin the economy.

Of course, so will the loss of countless lives and workhours due to illness. But good luck explaining that.

Especially, when they believe the other way will ruin the economy. It's hard to have that conversation. The handling of the pandemic was one of the reasons she gave for her intention to move to Florida.

I'm trying to avoid being too political.

 

[Zardnaar]

More than one way to ruin an economy. Covids one of those shock factors.

Government here did about as well as anyone vs Covid but they made some screw ups along the way.

Less than most. Idealism hits reality though or damned if you do, damned if you don't.

 

[Umbran]

We shouldn't use masks. We should get sick, and it'll go away. When we were kids, if little Johnny down the street was sick, we would all go to his house and we'd all get sick, and it's over.

Except, if we all get sick in a short timeframe, the healthcare system gets overloaded, and lots of people die - and not just people with covid. People who need treatment for other things can't get a hospital bed and die, too.

Avoidance, starve the virus of a host, and kill it.

"Kill it," may have been an option two years ago. It doesn't seem to be an option any more. It looks like covid will become endemic, but hopefully we build up enough people with resistance to severe disease through vaccination and exposure that it isn't a huge deal any more.

 

[Zardnaar]

People think Covid can be wiped out lol.
4 sale a bridge in San Francisco.

Anyway they cut the time to get a booser from 6 months to 4 to 3 from Friday.

Slight screw up with the booking system. I got my booster at a walk and n wife booked here's on the 4 month day exactly. At first they didn't update the software from 6 months.

Turns out the 4 months thing was 4 months and 1 day so she had to renook via phone along with her sister. Turns out the software couldn't let you rebook either.

Bureaucracy same the world over.

 

[Ryujin]

I've run into a handful of "covid party" advocates, too. Strangely, not one has ever signed on to the clearly superior idea of a big multi-viral shindig not just for pesky covid, but also hepatitis, HIV, yellow fever, polio, and ebola. Just knock out all the viruses all at one time, pot luck style!
It would be a blast.

I was one of the "Chicken Pox party" kids. Now I've had Shingles. Thanks Fam.

 

[Cadence]

Update: The other two of us got tested, one positive and based on how they felt yesterday a presumed false negative. Hoping it doesn't worsen from where it's at for all three of us (go-go boosted vax save mods for the recovery roll?).