D&D and the rising pandemic

[MarkB]

Well thats a foolish line of thinking.
I mean, at least one of you is venturing out to the grocery store.... guess what? So's everyone else. Even sick/unknowingly infected people.
All you need to do is come in contact with one & get unlucky.
Just wait until something around the house seriously breaks & you need a repairman. Whats he bringing besides tools???
Ok, so you & yours aren't in much danger of actual death-by-flu if you do catch it. But do you really want to lay about sick as dogs infecting each other?
Just go get your flu shot.

Plus there's also the unlucky possibility of getting infected by the flu and COVID-19 simultaneously. I'm guessing that would be very much not a good time.

 

[Umbran]

Because it is sometimes hard to see the forest for the trees...

The following is a graph of the seven-day average of new cases per day in the US over time. On this graph, Day 0 is roughly the beginning of March. Day 60 is the beginning of May. Day 120 is the beginning of July, and day 180 is the beginning of September.

 

[Imaculata]

A friend of mine just "recovered" from COVID, after six months of being extremely sick, being in the hospital, and lots of medication. She still isn't the same. Extreme exhaustion, sweating, and high heart rate for just walking a few steps. Terrifying.

 

[Wishbone]

I'm not getting a flu vaccine this year. There's not really much of a reason to for my family. We've been staying home for months, almost never meeting with other people. The likelihood of us getting the flu this year is extremely unlikely, and even if we did, no one is overly vulnerable to the regular flu.

I got a flu shot because 1) it is extremely easy to get a flu shot in the US (its free at your local CVS), 2) I'd rather not get sick or get anyone else sick, and 3) the cost of having soreness in my arm for a few hours seems like an easy tradeoff to mitigate that risk. Hell, I got a few snacks while I was there too.

 

[Ralif Redhammer]

I bought myself a big bag of candy corn while I was at it.

I got a flu shot because 1) it is extremely easy to get a flu shot in the US (its free at your local CVS), 2) I'd rather not get sick or get anyone else sick, and 3) the cost of having soreness in my arm for a few hours seems like an easy tradeoff to mitigate that risk. Hell, I got a few snacks while I was there too.

 

[Umbran]

I bought myself a big bag of candy corn while I was at it.

Because the pain of the shot wasn't enough to show Ralif Redhammer is tough! He puts himself through... candy corn!

 

[Janx]

Because the pain of the shot wasn't enough to show Ralif Redhammer is tough! He puts himself through... candy corn!

But I like candy corn. Making orc and vampire teeth...

Also, did not get any candy when I got my flu shot. Kinda bummed now.

 

[Umbran]

But I like candy corn.

Good sir, in life we all have burdens we must bear. This is yours.

 

[MoonSong]

Today my country reached over 85,000 official casualties. I'm almost sure neither of my grand uncles are accounted for. (Though there are also official estimates of over 96,000)

At the current rate, we could be reaching 100,000 official deaths by December. All of it in just 9 months.

 

[Zardnaar]

Interesting read. TLDR don't copy Sweden.

The Swedish COVID-19 Response Is a Disaster. It Shouldn’t Be A Model for the Rest of the World

Sweden's unique approach to the pandemic has drawn interest from other countries. But the data are clear: it's largely been a failure.

time.com