The Holidays

[jesmu84]

The first time was at work.   My friend came to work symptomatic.  The second time was the first time we had guests in our home since February 2020.   So, yeah, I need fewer friends.

Be nice if Americans didn't feel they had to come to work sick

[4everwarriors]

Relax, they're high school age teenagers. Unless someone is immunocompromised or has co-morbidities, nothing is likely to happen to any of them. In fact, testing positive for covid is their best protection against covid going forward.
Playing "dodge the virus" is not only a poor strategy, its impossible, aina?

[The Sultan]

Relax, they're high school age teenagers. Unless someone is immunocompromised or has co-morbidities, nothing is likely to happen to any of them.

Of course, they may have parents, grandparents, friends, neighbors who have those traits...

In fact, testing positive for covid is their best protection against covid going forward.

Perhaps, but likely not.

[tower912]

Relax, they're high school age teenagers. Unless someone is immunocompromised or has co-morbidities, nothing is likely to happen to any of them. In fact, testing positive for covid is their best protection against covid going forward.
Playing "dodge the virus" is not only a poor strategy, its impossible, aina?

https://www.yahoo.com/sports/raheem-mosterts-wife-says-young-son-was-rushed-to-hospital-with-high-fever-covid-19-002322504.html

[4everwarriors]

Anecdotal, hey?

[Skatastrophy]

Anecdotal, hey?

Yeah. Hospitalizations are way up for Omicron, but that's mostly attributed to Omicron/Delta spreading so quickly and children >5yo having a low vaccination rate. Overall omicron is much less serious.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/28/health/omicron-kids-hospitalizations.html

[forgetful]

Relax, they're high school age teenagers. Unless someone is immunocompromised or has co-morbidities, nothing is likely to happen to any of them. In fact, testing positive for covid is their best protection against covid going forward.
Playing "dodge the virus" is not only a poor strategy, its impossible, aina?

Actually, getting vaccinated is. But who would listen to science.