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Uh, do you honestly think that everyone who is turning up at the hospital has insurance?
Obamacare shoulda fixed that, no?
Nope. There is no law that says you have to carry health insurance. Just that it is available.But you know this.
One of my former students, now an ICU doc in a conservative state has been adamant about people getting vaccinated. They are getting slammed in the ICU again, but this time it is different. The vast majority of ICU patients, many dying, are young and otherwise healthy. This isn't over, and its hitting a different population hard now.For those that are vaccinated, if you get infected you can pass it on to individuals that are young and can't get the vaccine yet. You infecting them can put them in the ICU, no matter what their age.
I'll stick with my opinion on Gold. He'll be in foul trouble within the first eight minutes.
As someone who is vaccinated, and who is in the age group that seems to be more susceptible lately, would you recommend getting tested on a consistent basis, because TBH I haven't been tested since I got my second dose (pfizer, first dose March, second early April, if it matters).
Only if symptomatic.
If you discuss the first-hand knowledge that medical personnel have, and accompany that with all of the associated facts, some will accuse you of fearmongering.If you say "this isn't over," you will be met immediately with "yeah, but only for the unvaccinated." Because unvaccinated kids -- like the 8-year-old currently in my wife's ICU because her unvaccinated relatives infected her -- getting the virus apparently is not yet common enough for us to really care.
I think those that say it’s over have added the caveat that it’s over for those that are vaccinated. As someone with an infant, I don’t view it as over for me. We still try to eat outdoors and only hang out with vaccinated people when she is with us. However, when she’s not with us, we feel pretty comfortable going to restaurants and doing normal things we’d do before Covid. Also, I believe there’s some research showing those who are vaccinated and breast feeding can pass on some antibodies, so we hope that is the case as well.
Yes and also if you have a known exposure: inside, unmasked, close proximity for a long periods of time.
Actually known exposure if vaccinated isn’t much of a concern.
Define concern. As a medical professional in Covid positive rooms every week, with unvaccinated children at home, with evidence of reduced transmission of vaccinated (not 100%), I’m still concerned.
I've certainly not followed the literature closely but I do think I understand that this new Delta is more contagious but likely less deadly, the latter possibly at least partially due to lower rates simply associated with being young, healthy, and able to fight it off.
I agree with this. The only thing that I would add, is that with where things currently are with Delta, if you are regularly around people who are unvaccinated (e.g. Children), it was be courteous/smart to mask if you are in crowded areas.Also, might be time to start canceling trips out to the bar, if you are a bar goer.
Follow the science. You shouldn’t be.
What about dining out, would that still be safe to do? Movie theaters? What would you be comfortable doing indoors right now? Being that Covid is airborne and not only transmitted via respiratory droplets (singing and screaming in a bar) wondering why you picked out bars specifically?