D&D and the rising pandemic

[Zardnaar]

"Covid fatigue" is part and parcel of what I'm talking about.

Yeah even with the best on intentions people will make mistakes or get sick of things. I don't judge to harshly.

Complacency is universal also with outbreaks and near misses in the "safe" countries.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Part of me wishes natural selection would sort this out, but there are also a lot of innocent immuno-compromised people at risk because of these jerks.

Reports from across the USA indicates that natural selection IS starting to sort things out in a statistically significant way. Hospitals are reporting 95%+- of all new C19 hospitalizations and deaths are of unvaccinated people. And that has been correlated with states and counties that are Republican led and/or rural, because they have lower vaccination rates coupled with high levels of vaccine hesitancy.

IOW, the people getting sick and dying are in places where vaccination rates are low, are likely to remain so, and are least able to cope with spikes. With Delta on the rise, it’s very possible such regions could face crippling spikes of dangerous & lethal infections…in the areas responsible for huge portions of the national food supply.

 

[FitzTheRuke]

This is our Gamenight location this week.

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Derp.

No fair! I own a game store and I can't even THINK about having people play here until probably September, in the absolute EARLIEST.

 

[Zardnaar]

No fair! I own a game store and I can't even THINK about having people play here until probably September, in the absolute EARLIEST.

Limited capacity pick up only?

 

[Imaculata]

The Netherlands is starting to drop all covid restrictions. We haven't had any covid deaths in a while, but considering not everyone is fully vaccinated yet, it seems a few months too early to me.

 

[ccs]

Reports from across the USA indicates that natural selection IS starting to sort things out in a statistically significant way. Hospitals are reporting 95%+- of all new C19 hospitalizations and deaths are of unvaccinated people. And that has been correlated with states and counties that are Republican led and/or rural, because they have lower vaccination rates coupled with high levels of vaccine hesitancy.

IOW, the people getting sick and dying are in places where vaccination rates are low, are likely to remain so, and are least able to cope with spikes. With Delta on the rise, it’s very possible such regions could face crippling spikes of dangerous & lethal infections…in the areas responsible for huge portions of the national food supply.

Man, that could almost be a James Bond villains plot.

 

[Imaculata]

Yay, got my first shot! What a relief. It is quite an event. Like waiting in line at a themepark, but the ride is all over before you know it and the giftshop sucks.

 

[cmad1977]

Here in Los Angeles I’m kind of stuck wondering “should I wear a mask?” I mean… we’re told we don’t NEED to… but my rule is that if employees in retail locations have to wear a mask I’ll wear a mask. Seems disrespectful to waltz into a store unmasked when all the help is wearing one.

 

[Janx]

Here in Los Angeles I’m kind of stuck wondering “should I wear a mask?” I mean… we’re told we don’t NEED to… but my rule is that if employees in retail locations have to wear a mask I’ll wear a mask. Seems disrespectful to waltz into a store unmasked when all the help is wearing one.

Wearing one is not going to hurt you. and the mask does reduce catching (or spreading) all sorts of stuff, not just covid.

 

[Ryujin]

Got my second jab almost a week ago and won't have to go in for work, until a week from now, so should be as fully protected as I can be. A relief, however, I'll still be masking as it's mandated.

The day after the second shot (both Moderna) I felt like I had been punched repeatedly in the shoulder, as I had with the first, but also developed other muscle aches. These persisted for almost 3 days. Fine now.