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And you’re inconsistent.
What am I inconsistent about?It's also far better to change a stance on something when you learn new information than be disingenuous when discussing a topic.
What has been learned regarding bars now being safe or not safe?
What am I inconsistent about?
Your criticisms.
We will very likely record the 400,000th death today or tomorrow, and the incoming CDC director predicts we will hit 500,000 by mid-February. Just staggering.https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/534653-incoming-cdc-director-expects-500000-coronavirus-deaths-by-mid-februaryI have sometimes been called out for my pessimistic views on this thread...but those numbers are even higher than I predicted several months ago. I thought the states would do more, and I (irrationally) hoped that more citizens would do the right thing. I love America, but Americans disappoint me time and time again.
What bothers me a decent bit is that some of us warned a year ago, that we might see 500k deaths in a year. Then, we were referred to as fearmongers. Now when it has happened and we highlight problems with actions, and plans, we are referred to as pessimists.
https://www.politico.eu/article/new-coronavirus-variant-identified-in-german-hospital/This report concerns me a bit. That it was detected due to "abnormalities" in COVID test results suggests the number of mutations in the Spike protein may be more signifiant in this variant, and/or antigen tests are no longer sensitive to this strain.I tried to get to the original report, but my German is apparently too rusty to properly understand the actual origins of detecting this virus. If it is no longer sensitive to antigen tests, I have some concerns.But this highlights the risk of not getting control of this now. The more mutations that accumulate, the more likely that we observe an escape mutation no longer sensitive to our vaccines. If we are getting close to an escape mutation, the prudent thing to do would be nationwide shutdowns again, until we can get enough people vaccinated and hopefully eradicate spread.
For some reason, I did not know that South Carolina coach Frank Martin had been infected with the coronavirus TWICE.He just returned from his second absence.“I think it’s so important for so many out there to understand that this is the second time I’ve gone through this,” Martin said. “The first time didn’t kick my tail the way this one kicked my tail.”
Also, I've seen others report that the 2nd infection was worse. Some, only are asymptomatic the 2nd time, some get their "tail kicked".
If people are getting it multiple times, is that bad news for vaccine efforts? Or do we expect the vaccine to be more effective than "home grown" antibodies / t-cells?
Officially hit 400K.A sad "accomplishment."
https://www.who.int/news/item/14-12-2020-who-information-notice-for-ivd-usersWondering if Gooo or Forgetful can break this down in more layman’s terms?Is PCR testing no longer a reliable trusted way of identifying infection?