CitizenVectron Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 My friend stepped on a nail today (went right through) and is currently in the ER waiting for a tetanus shot. Expected wait time is...12+ hours. The ER is full, no sitting or standing room. Ambulances can't leave patients until they are admitted, so that means a dozen vehicles and crews just sitting there. Barebones staff. Women in extreme neck pain left and is driving to a hospital 2+ hours away. One of our top doctors (head of a city's ER) just announced he is leaving the province and was very explicit about how it was due to the government's current handling of the pandemic (and how hospitalizations remain at all-time high, and staffing is all-time low). It's code red here but the government won't acknowledge it. Like...I'm scared to get in a car accident. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 On 5/14/2022 at 5:20 PM, Jason said: Felt a little feverish around 8 PM last night and crawled back into bed until 11 AM after waking up at 8 this morning but otherwise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 Forgot to mention that the guy at work whose dad kicked him out of the house for not being vaccinated, his dad has stage 4 cancer. JESUS FUCK JUST GET THE SHOT YOU DUMBASS! 4 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 Omicron caused spike in breathing condition in babies and toddlers, study finds ARSTECHNICA.COM Omicron's predilection for upper airway may pose unique risk to young children. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silentbob Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 17 minutes ago, Jason said: Omicron caused spike in breathing condition in babies and toddlers, study finds ARSTECHNICA.COM Omicron's predilection for upper airway may pose unique risk to young children. That what they’ve been talking about for the past week or so on the news for Ontario youth. It’s presenting like meningitis and was just recently linked to the latest variants of Omicron circulating out there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Commissar SFLUFAN Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 Jesus Christ @ the CDC: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kal-El814 Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 4 minutes ago, Commissar SFLUFAN said: Jesus Christ @ the CDC: I haven’t made myself a cocktail recently, a methanol and tonic sounds good right about now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 16 minutes ago, Commissar SFLUFAN said: Jesus Christ @ the CDC: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silentbob Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 Well at least they got them new pills, and if there is one thing I know. People love love love swallowing pain relieving pills for anything. So setup some gumball/vending machines on the street corners and fill’em up with the Covid pills. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marioandsonic Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 Oh my god. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 We're way past the point where the CDC should be remotely concerned about "messaging". The only message that needs to be conveyed should be "A new version of the vaccine is available if you want it." That's it. Nothing more. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 56 minutes ago, Commissar SFLUFAN said: We're way past the point where the CDC should be remotely concerned about "messaging". The only message that needs to be conveyed should be "A new version of the vaccine is available if you want it." That's it. Nothing more. But what if they confuse and/or upset the chuds who weren't gonna get vaccinated anyhow? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 This Moderna boy is ready for shot #4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris- Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 C.D.C. Advisers Recommend Pfizer Boosters for Children 5 to 11. - The New York Times WWW.NYTIMES.COM A third dose can enhance children’s immunity to the coronavirus, the C.D.C. panel said. But hesitancy is high, and fewer than one-third of children in this age group have received two doses. Some poor pharmacists is going to have to turn down Jason after he attempts to convince them that he has a Benjamin Button-like syndrome. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 That is a loss of wages of $96k, $12k, $15k, and $12k, just because they wouldn’t get vaccinated. Very smart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 Ball players are the dumbest mother fuckers around 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kal-El814 Posted May 21, 2022 Share Posted May 21, 2022 Just as sex workers are the canary in the coal mine for economic recession, we can use Yankee Candle reviews to determine when COVID cases are spiking. Uh-oh... 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marioandsonic Posted May 21, 2022 Share Posted May 21, 2022 Just confirmed my appointment for my second booster tomorrow morning. Hopefully that will keep me safe during the summer. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThreePi Posted May 21, 2022 Share Posted May 21, 2022 I've been testing negative for like two weeks now, but I still got this occasional dry cough. Apparently not uncommon, but annoying. A coworker of mine dealt with it for like 3 months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 I ordered my second round of gubbmit rapid tests and they all expire at the end of July. The tests I already had also expire at the end of July. So if you're good on your stock of at home rapid tests I'd wait until the end of July when they'll be forced to replace the tests with newer stock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 10 hours ago, Jason said: I ordered my second round of gubbmit rapid tests and they all expire at the end of July. The tests I already had also expire at the end of July. So if you're good on your stock of at home rapid tests I'd wait until the end of July when they'll be forced to replace the tests with newer stock. “Forced to” my man what makes you think they won’t just send out expired tests 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 If the US runs out of working tests then you guys can ship your bodily fluids my way and I will report back the results. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chakoo Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 5 hours ago, CitizenVectron said: If the US runs out of working tests then you guys can ship your bodily fluids my way and I will report back the results. As a person who onetime worked for a company (Dynacorp) that processed the US census… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marioandsonic Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 Got my second booster this morning. Haven't felt any ill side effects. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 9 minutes ago, marioandsonic said: Got my second booster this morning. Haven't felt any ill side effects. Did you get a Moderna or a poverty booster? (I got a poverty booster for #5.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marioandsonic Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 20 minutes ago, Jason said: Did you get a Moderna or a poverty booster? (I got a poverty booster for #5.) Pfizer. Same for my first booster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 38 minutes ago, marioandsonic said: Pfizer. Same for my first booster I got kind of sleepy a few hours after #5 and then slept like 12 hours (set my alarm then got back into bed for three hours). The full Moderna is the only one that really truly kicked my ass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mclumber1 Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 Mother.fucker.exe I tested positive. Again. 2 weeks ago, I tested positive and got sick enough it knocked me on my ass for a few days. But I was prescribed the anti-viral Paxlovid and it helped my symptoms within a day of taking it. I tested negative on the 16th and was able to return to work the next day. Our policy at work is that you have to test weekly regardless of symptoms, so I tested this morning and it came back positive. WTF. So I tested myself again and it was positive as well. I'm asymptomatic though, which is good. My wife was afraid that I might relapse, as a certain percentage of people who take Paxlovid have the infection come back. Reading this article, I may be one of those lucky few! But like I said, I don't really have any symptoms, and I otherwise feel fine. So I guess I'll have to WFH the next few days. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 Just now, mclumber1 said: Mother.fucker.exe I tested positive. Again. 2 weeks ago, I tested positive and got sick enough it knocked me on my ass for a few days. But I was prescribed the anti-viral Paxlovid and it helped my symptoms within a day of taking it. I tested negative on the 16th and was able to return to work the next day. Our policy at work is that you have to test weekly regardless of symptoms, so I tested this morning and it came back positive. WTF. So I tested myself again and it was positive as well. I'm asymptomatic though, which is good. My wife was afraid that I might relapse, as a certain percentage of people who take Paxlovid have the infection come back. Reading this article, I may be one of those lucky few! But like I said, I don't really have any symptoms, and I otherwise feel fine. So I guess I'll have to WFH the next few days. Isn't this like third time getting it?!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 Mclumber is to catching covid as Jason is to getting shots 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris- Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 Mclumber is actually Jair Bolsonaro. 1 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mclumber1 Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 1 minute ago, Commissar SFLUFAN said: Isn't this like third time getting it?!? No, not really. My guess is that this is just me relapsing from the infection I had 2 weeks ago. My theory is that the Paxlovid did a great job as an anti-viral - preventing replication of the virus and allowing me to get over feeling like shit. But it also prevented my body from mounting the proper immune response to the virus. So now the infection is back. My wife and daughter caught either Alpha or Delta last June, but I didn't, despite being in close contact the entire time they were positive. My guess is that I had a lot of antibodies from both Moderna doses, which kept me protected. Interestingly, both my wife and daughter have remained negative while I got COVID the last few weeks. Either they transferred it to me and they were asymptomatic, or their infections from June gave them immunity to what I have now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mclumber1 Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 Just now, Chris- said: Mclumber is actually Jair Bolsonaro. Thank you for confirming I am an alpha male with superb masculinity! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kal-El814 Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 1 minute ago, mclumber1 said: Thank you for confirming I am an alpha male with superb masculinity! Quote In May 2002, after then-President Fernando Henrique Cardoso attended a pro-gay-marriage gathering, Bolsonaro said, "If I see two men kissing in the street, I will beat them." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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