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We are waiting until fall for boosters in most cases of people under 60 I believe. In BC New shots in autumn will "more than likely" contain protection from Omicron variant, acting provincial health officer says. Dunno if it will help, but we need a different vaccine approach than targeting constantly mutating spike proteins. We need something more fundamental to the survival of the virus and multiple pathways to prevent escape, we need much better vaccines and antiviral drugs for treatment. I'm sure the billions are being spent and the work is being done, until then, I'll wear a mask in public and keep my distance. Public health officials are just concerned with hospitalization rates at this point and not much more.
 
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Dr. Fauci warns immunity against infection wanes 'pretty quickly'
67,226 views Jul 13, 2022 Dr. Anthony Fauci tells CNN's John Berman he is concerned about the new Covid variant BA.5 and says it's time to mask up indoors as the variant increases the likelihood of reinfection for people that have already been infected with the virus.
 
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Based on the actual results over the past 3 months in NL, those who had the initial two shots have effectively 0.0% protection against hospitalization by BA.5. Those with booster shot still have 63% protection against hospitalization and 74% against ICU admission. 74% of cases in NL were BA.5 based on data from 2-3 weeks ago, will be over 90% now. Peak of summer wave seems to have been reached.
 
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More "News of the Dumb"

My wife came down with Covid. She caught it from working in a well ventilated place for three hours with a person who had it. Every single person she works with came down with it on the same day three days later.

So I wore a mask when I next went to work. As the only person to wear a mask in the last month, it seemed to make people uncomfortable. Somebody asked me why I was wearing it and I explained that it was out of respect for my co-workers since my wife just tested positive. I also expressed that I hated wearing the things due to eyeglass fogging and just sheer uncomfortableness. He said, "I don't mind it you don't wear it." So I asked the other two in the office. They all agreed with him. One of them even said "I've never heard of anybody catching Covid unless they were vaccinated."

I am not making this up.

I mean, it was a year before the vaccine was even available - but he's never heard of anybody catching it unless they were vaccinated.

Yikes. It took all my self-control to just quietly roll my eyes and remove my mask.
 
HGCC

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You have the best 'murica stories.

My dad and his wife were on a cruise somewhere in the Mediterranean. Guess she came down with the rona, they got kicked off the boat and are now somewhere in Germany. So far my pops doesn't have it, but I assume he will. At least it's Europe with their fine socialist healthcare.
 
CunningCanuk

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Unclebaldrick said:
More "News of the Dumb"

My wife came down with Covid. She caught it from working in a well ventilated place for three hours with a person who had it. Every single person she works with came down with it on the same day three days later.

So I wore a mask when I next went to work. As the only person to wear a mask in the last month, it seemed to make people uncomfortable. Somebody asked me why I was wearing it and I explained that it was out of respect for my co-workers since my wife just tested positive. I also expressed that I hated wearing the things due to eyeglass fogging and just sheer uncomfortableness. He said, "I don't mind it you don't wear it." So I asked the other two in the office. They all agreed with him. One of them even said "I've never heard of anybody catching Covid unless they were vaccinated."

I am not making this up.

I mean, it was a year before the vaccine was even available - but he's never heard of anybody catching it unless they were vaccinated.

Yikes. It took all my self-control to just quietly roll my eyes and remove my mask.
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I would have asked you to go home.
 
Unclebaldrick

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CunningCanuk said:
I would have asked you to go home.
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We have had 6+ people with this situation. My company follows CDC guidance on the matter. As long as there are no symptoms, we work. Me not being at work would be an unexcused absence. I am the only one who has worn a mask.

My guess is that most people I work with would not test for it if they were sick and would work if they felt like it. The company offers five days paid leave for a positive result. That is the only reason most would get tested and stay home.
 
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HGCC said:
My dad and his wife were on a cruise somewhere in the Mediterranean. Guess she came down with the rona, they got kicked off the boat and are now somewhere in Germany. So far my pops doesn't have it, but I assume he will. At least it's Europe with their fine socialist healthcare.
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Sorry to hear that. Germany is a good place to be in Europe for someone potentially in need for medical care for covid.
 
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