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Gov. Inslee: Most schools unsafe to reopen in Washington state...
Most schools should go online-only and cancel sports, Inslee says.
Published August 5, 2020COVID-19 in WashingtonAssociated Press SEATTLE - Gov. Jay Inslee said Wednesday that schools in the majority of Washington’s counties should strongly consider online-only learning for students this fall due to COVID-19 and canceling or postponing sports and all other in-person extracurricular activities. Inslee made the announcement with the superintendent of public instruction for Washington and the state’s health officer. Washington officials broke down their school guidelines - which are recommendations, not requirements - into categories for counties deemed high risk, moderate risk and low risk. https://www.q13fox.com/news/most-sch...ts-inslee-says |
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States Where Schools Are Closed or Partially Closed Due to COVID..
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At least 45 districts shut down in-person classes due to COVID-19 cases, affecting more than 40,000 students. ALASKA, CALIFORNIA,MINNESOTA, MICHIGAN, IDAHO, the list goes on and on! |
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They are saying there is a good possibility of yet another 3rd. booster shot and they are also finding people who are fully vaccinated getting the virus and having to be hospilized.
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The vaccines were never meant to stop people from getting COVID at all. They are for the purpose of reducing death and serious illness from it.
So far, it's only Pfizer that has the booster. Moderna has applied to work on it but Johnson & Johnson has not. I remember reading somewhere that a mix 'n match strategy would be the most effective so I might wind up getting the Pfizer booster since my original vaccination was with Moderna. I've been fortunate so far. *knock on wood* |
I think it's very misleading to bring up the exception without mentioning the rule. Well over 90% of hospitalizations and deaths from COVID are among the unvaccinated. No vaccine, drug, or other medical procedure is 100% effective in 100% of people. It's fine to acknowledge that some vaccinated people have suffered ill effects but it should not be stated without the other information about the vaccines' overall extremely high effectiveness rate.
The last thing we want to do is spread information that will cause people to be hesitant about taking a vaccine and/or booster shot if needed. They have been proven to be overwhelmingly effective. For the few who are vaccinated and do end up hospitalized and/or die- that does not prove or indicate the vaccines are not effective. It means some people's health and bodies cannot withstand the challenges of COVID even when vaccinated. It's COVID that is causing them problems, not the vaccines. The vaccines are just not enough for a small percentage of people. |
I got the booster yesterday and my arm is really sore. I went to my pharmacy to make an appointment to get the booster and they were able to squeeze me in because the woman in line ahead of me cancelled her appt.
My arm is sore and my energy is lower than usual. I’ll just take it easy today and tomorrow, if necessary. I’m back to wearing masks and gloves and I probably won’t see any family for the holidays. Some family members have received the vaccine and some haven’t. I’m just not ready to take chances like that so I’ll just hang out on the lake in the femme cave on my own. |
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I have had both shots and am only saying what was on the news. No need for people to get defensive. No need to try stating more I won't upset this apple cart any more and will keep my opinions to myself. So sorry.
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I am definitely not the one who is being defensive. I’m also not going around posting childish crap about being picked on in another thread right after posting in here. If I were to inadvertently say anything untrue or misleading about the virus and someone pointed it out to me I would take responsibility for what I said. I also don’t claim to be sorry about anything when it’s obvious I am not.
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Yesterday, Oregon marked over 4K deaths since the onset of Covid-19 in 2020.
Here is a timeline of Covid-19 fatalities in our state: Since winter of 2020, Oregon has recorded over 4 thousand deaths from Covid-19. If I recall correctly, the past six months has seen just how brutal the Delta variant is, which has taken the lives of the youngest and frailest of those *not* vaccinated for protection against this dangerous viral infection.Nov. 2020 - over 1K deaths recorded. Rico and I hope we can get a booster shot soon. It might be awhile for me, though, because I got the J&J single dose vax. Maybe by the first of the year all vax makers will get their booster shots approved. -------------------. We continue to mask up and keep our distance at work or while out in public. Even our Thanksgiving activity with family and family friends will be carefully planned for attendees and we will utilize every tool we can to ensure personal safety for ourselves and everyone. We won't be celebrating Christmas or New Years with others. These twin winter holidays will be just for us, on our own with each other. ---------------. Please stay safe, everyone. :bunchflowers: --K-- |
Colin Powell, America's 1st Black Secretary of State, passed last night from complications after contracting Covid-19. He was 84 yrs old and his family states that he was fully vaccinated, as well. Rest in peace. (w)
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Just to quickly stop by and share that I actually got my booster shot, yesterday. My first vax was the single dose by J&J and my booster shot was also made by J&J. My fiancée Rico well get his booster shot next week, as well. So far, all I have is a very sore muscle in my left arm.
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The other day during yearly update my worker asked if I'd be interested if a third vaccine one were made made available. I guess they're conducting a survey, trying to gauge interest, need. Handy chart showing various types/recommendations-
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Fully vaccinated and immune for CoVid-19. The pharmacists here are a bit archaic, they wouldn't give either the annual flu, Pneumovax, or shingles shot at the same time. In the military, they make members into pin-cushions. Navy SEAL ex-husband told me all about sore arms before a South American "training mission" to who knows where when his team went down what sounded like a gauntlet of corpsmen (yeah, they were still called by masculine pronouns) getting shots from both sides. He was a little under the weather for a few days, but wouldn't 'fess up. Went for his usual run and cut the grass, too.
Sounded a little extreme, but "the teams" aren't supposed to be phased by much of anything. I only found out because of being his wife. Any hoo, my partner, and anyone we associate with has been vaccinated for CoVid-19 (or is too chicken to tell us not). No associates will even admit that they voted for 45 or supports the Big Lie, if any do/did. |
Up to 90 COVID-19 cases linked to high school wrestling tournaments in Washington.
So far, between 80 and 90 COVID-19 cases have been linked to four high school wrestling tournaments in Washington state. The tournaments all took place on Dec. 4. Sidebar: I remember parents being interviewed at the start of the school year and them saying it was time to get kids back into sports. Well smart move folks! Is it any wonder we're still dealing with Covid?! |
Yes, get vaccinated BUT also............
USE COMMON SENSE as well!!!!
If I hear one more person blame the unvaccinated for this latest fiasco with COVID I'm going to scream! IMO the CDC isn't issuing enough strong warnings on COVID and prevention of it since the vaccine came along! Again in my opinion they have dropped the ball and seem to only want to preach about getting vaccinated! For the life of me I don't see how they can say it's safe to travel, attending sporting events, etc etc! I don't know if it's economy driven or the fact that us spoiled Americans just won't be unconvinced that is driving reckless behavior! I have the vaccine, but I also have a brain! I'm NOT going to travel, or attend any big event spreaders, etc etc. What I am going to do is wear my mask and gloves, limit my exposure to others as much as possible, and pray to god that I don't get COVID! |
Today I came across the following, found it interesting and thought I'd pass it along
United States Census Bureau – Household Plus Survey Data Tables, results based on information collected so far. Currently we're in phase 3.3 of the study which is scheduled to continue until February of 2022 but results for those intersted for Phase 1 – 3.2 are available online at - https://www.census.gov/programs-surv...rvey/data.html |
It's about time.........
Mon, December 20, 2021, 2:00 AM
Americans are tired of COVID and don't want another round of cancellations, but they're happening anyway. Omicron is spreading so fast that it's forcing officials' hands, and scrambling Americans' plans just two weeks after an Axios-Ipsos poll found that most weren't interested in upending their lives to avoid the new variant. "This virus is extraordinary. It has a doubling time of anywhere from two to three days," NIAID director Anthony Fauci told Jake Tapper on CNN's "State of the Union" Sunday. President Biden plans to deliver remarks Tuesday on the status of the fight against COVID, including new steps the administration will be taking to help communities in need of assistance, a White House official told Axios. "The President will also issue a stark warning of what the winter will look like for Americans that choose to remain unvaccinated," the official said. Professional sports teams and entertainment venues, as well as corporations and schools, have all announced cancellations and closures in recent days. The NBA rescheduled five more games over the weekend after the NHL and NFL rescheduled several games last week. Radio City Music Hall canceled the Rockettes' remaining Christmas shows and iHeartRadio's Jingle Ball Concert in Miami was scrapped — just two major examples of a flurry of live entertainment halted in cities across the U.S. After Omicron derailed many company end-of-the-year parties, many are giving up on return to work altogether right now, Axios' Erica Pandey writes. Businesses like restaurants have already begun to feel Omicron's painful effects, the Wall Street Journal reported. Schools around the country — including in New York, Maryland, the District of Columbia and Missouri — shifted to virtual learning in the days leading up to their holiday breaks, Insider reported. https://www.yahoo.com/news/omicron-f...100006382.html |
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Fauci urges Americans to stay 'prudent' as omicron 'something to be reckoned with'. Dr. Anthony Fauci said Sunday that the omicron variant has overtaken all other COVID-19 mutations and is "something to be reckoned with," but said Americans should be able to gather with family for the holidays if they stay "prudent." "If you are vaccinated and boosted and are prudent when you travel when you’re in an airport to be wearing a mask all the time, you have to be wearing a mask on a plane. Do not do things like go to gatherings where there are people who you do not know what their vaccination status is," Fauci told ABC chief Washington correspondent John Karl on "This Week." Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and the White House chief medical adviser, added that the omicron variant has an "extraordinary capability" of transmitting from one person to another as it rapidly spreads across the country. "It seems to be overtaking all the other variants, including delta, with a doubling time of about two to three days, which means that this is really something to be reckoned with," he said. "It is really rapidly spreading literally throughout the world and certainly in our own country." |
According to the latest forecast from AAA, more than 109 million people were set to travel 50 miles or further for the end of year holidays, including Christmas and New Year’s. That’s up 34% from last year, and just 8% below the levels seen before the COVID-19 pandemic.
And many more families were planning to fly this year. AAA expected that 6.4 million people would travel by plane, nearly triple the number of people who traveled that way last year. Yet, the emergence of the omicron variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus has many questioning their holiday plans, especially as there’s been more evidence that people who are vaccinated against the virus can still contract the omicron variant. As of Dec. 19, there were over 72,000 new COVID-19 cases reported nationwide, according to the New York Times COVID tracker. The number of new cases has steadily risen throughout December, and hospitalizations are also increasing. ‘The truth is the safest thing with COVID is to stay home, if that’s the only consideration.’ — Dr. Preeti Malani, an infectious disease physician and chief health officer at the University of Michigan. In all fairness the article goes on to address mental health saying “There is a huge risk to not getting together this year,” “People have been isolated, and that is every bit as much of a risk. https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/new...ays/ar-AAS0zfe Sidebar: IMO there's always some commotion at family get-to-togethers! Someone voices and brings up an perceived slight, someone drinks a little too much liquor, etc etc! I say stay home, if possible, and deprive yourself of all that merriment |
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As posted by Moe "there's been more evidence that people who are vaccinated against the virus can still contract the omicron variant"
Do you think this is a scare tactic that will prevent people from getting any vaccines? I don't. Do you think it will stop people from travelling and being reckless? I don't. I thank the news for the constant update on what is going on and what people should do but people are people and act in different ways and are not controlled by others comments. To those that disagree I say ROTFLMAO |
Why people continue to make excuses for the unvaccinated when they are clearly the ones causing a majority of the problems, putting others' health and lives at risk, and giving the virus a much better chance to continue to thrive and mutate is beyond me., They are also of course the ones who are by far most at risk for being hospitalized (putting unnecessary strain on healthcare workers and facilities) and/or dying.
Do the vaccinated need to take the proper precautions?. Absolutely. And many are not. I prefer to avoid people most of the time anyway so I stay home and I am perfectly okay with it. Can they can get COVID. Yes. But the way I see it discussed is usually completely out of context and very misleading and is not at all helpful. Getting vaccinated is by far and away the best thing people can do to protect themselves and others. That is what should be emphasized. And no it's not 100% bulletproof. Nothing in life is. I don't understand the focus some people seem to have on putting the onus on the vaccinated. Carry on. I'm not controlled by anyone's comments but I do listen to science because the virus doesn't care about whacko anti-vax beliefs. It's just looking for a home. And yes I do believe what we say matters, especially with all of the misiformation going around. |
Omicron Is Just Beginning and Americans Are Already Sick & Tired...
The omicron variant has turned a season of joy into one of weariness and resentment amid a new coronavirus surge.
With days to go before Christmas, Americans are sick and tired of being sick and tired. Of reworking plans to adapt to the latest virus risks. Of searching for at-home tests and not finding them. Of wondering whether, after two years of avoiding COVID-19, or surviving it, or getting vaccinated and maybe even boosted, omicron is the variant they inevitably catch. A sense of dread about omicron’s rapid spread — the fastest of any variant yet — has swept through the Northeast and Upper Midwest, which were already swamped with delta variant cases and hospitalizations. And unease has burgeoned even in states and territories like Florida, Hawaii and Puerto Rico that had moved past a terrible summer of delta and, until recently, experienced a relative virus lull. IMO, it's better to be unconvinced for a while instead of DEAD forever! |
NIAID director Anthony Fauci warned Wednesday that large gatherings this holiday season are unsafe even for fully vaccinated people who've had a COVID-19 booster shot, as the Omicron variant surges across the U.S.
What he's saying: "There are many of these parties that have 30, 40, 50 people in which you do not know the vaccination status of individuals," Fauci said at a briefing. "Those are the kind of functions in the context of Omicron that you do not want to go to." I wish he would say the same about sporting events! https://www.yahoo.com/news/fauci-say...060720435.html |
Fauci: 'Dangerous' to assume pandemic could end, given Omicron’s apparently lower mortality rates..
At the White House COVID-19 response team briefing Wednesday, Dr. Anthony Fauci responded to a question whether the hypercontagious Omicron variant’s lower rate of severe disease is a sign that the pandemic is nearing an end. Fauci called the assumption “dangerous business.” “You can’t count on anything when you’re dealing with a virus that has fooled us so many times before,” he said.
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COVID Tests for Free at https://www.covidtests.gov/
https://www.covidtests.gov/
KALAMAZOO, Mich. — In an effort to increase access and testing supplies, the Biden administration launched a new website for people to order free at-home COVID-19 tests. Tests are in high demand and have been increasingly difficult to find. "There’s a consensus that the United States could and should have invested more in rapid testing and testing in general for COVID-19," said Dr. William Nettleton, the medical director at the Kalamazoo County Health Department. Covidtests.gov officially went live Wednesday. https://wwmt.com/resources/media/cac...?1642597637424 In an effort to increase access and testing supply, the Biden administration launched a new website for people to order free at home COVID-19 tests. (WWMT/Courtesy covidtests.gov) Every home in the U.S. is eligible to order four rapid at-home COVID-19 tests. Launch: White House soft-launches COVID-19 test request website The tests are completely free. You can order by filling out the form on the site with your contact information and shipping address. There is a limit of one order per residential address. The website states orders usually ship in 7 to 12 days and will be delivered by the United States Postal Service. As of last Saturday, insurance companies and health plans are now required to cover eight free over-the-counter, at-home tests per covered individual, per month. Insurance coverage: Insurance now covers at-home COVID-19 tests As cases of the omicron variant rise, health officials say testing is crucial to stop the spread of COVID-19. "We all need to make testing more routine in our lives right now," said Nettleton. "It helps reduce the spread. If I know I’m positive, I can isolate and protect those around me from getting COVID." Tests can be ordered on covidtests.gov. To find a free testing site near you in the mitten, visit Michigan.gov. https://wwmt.com/news/local/white-ho...covid-19-tests ______________________ Just ordered my tests without any problems. Website was running smoothly without any hiccups. :bow: |
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Fauci: Worst case scenario for 2022 is variant that eludes vaccine protection.
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COVID ripped through my job over the last month, staff and residents. Knock on wood, as far as I know, I haven't had it. It's wearing us all down. At least they started giving us a little bit of hazard pay when there is an outbreak. |
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Kurt Anderson records that, "Millions of Americans were tricked by propogandists of the political right into forgoing vaccinations and thus volunteering for death by Covid." Anderson outlines how this happened by offering sociological study findings. Link to news article: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/ar...nation/621355/ |
Who would know what's best a judge from FLORIDA, no less, or those from the CDC...
Lifting of mask rules creates headaches for some travelers.
In the weeks since a federal judge in Florida struck down the federal mask mandate for planes and other transportation settings, Americans have met the change with a mix of excitement and concern. Some travelers welcomed the news, even cheering on planes when pilots announced the ruling. For others, the prospect of flying with unmasked seatmates has been a source of anxiety. The Justice Department said it would appeal the decision, but the rule has been dropped for the time being. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention still recommends wearing a mask on flights. |
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"we don't wanna wear masks" say the protesters like kids. I don't know anyone including myself who "likes" to wear them but grow up it protects others, others who might be a loved one to you. SO, stop it. The first time the little one came with family to visit she came in ahead as they were getting thigs out of the car. She say hi , then puts her little hand on her mask and says "mask on or off"? I said, honey, take it off but ty for asking. Did I mention she is 5 yrs old?.
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Honestly, covid has become so highly political, religious, it's gross.
Yes it exists, yes there are tons of variants but for me I'm not getting the booster. It's my personal choice to not do so, as I have been to 5 doctors that said a component in the vaccine has caused my lupus and some other health issues, so no I won't get the booster. And no I did not sign up to die either, Ive already died twice and Im still here and thats not due to much medical help. I find it odd that folks I come in contact with on both sides of political parties are now regretting getting the vaccines and boosters, because their health has gotten worse, way worse than before covid showed up! Also when WHO and CDC and other factions don't completely agree with each other on basics of vaccines, their origins,masks, etc.. then to me it shows the government and all agencies have a mess, they can't fix so they pawn it off on someone, including Trump, when Fauci and Biden and everyone else involved are just as responsible for things, they let come out of their mouthes! Im seeing that they don't give 2 shits about common man, just our money! |
My new supervisor has COVID. She got it while training in Chicago. Darn you, Bears!
On a serious note, I'm not sure what variant she has but she's actually really sick. I hope she gets better soon. :rrose: |
Fully vaccinated and recovering from COVID now. Don't know which variant I have but would suspect Omicron. Was at a family event last weekend lots of hugs and love going around. After not being in large groups or hugging on people as I'd normally do for the last almost 3 yrs, I actually felt dirty when I left the party. Like I needed a shower. As it has turned out so far 3people got sick before me and 3 have gotten sick since me. So I guess 7 out of 70 isn't to bad.
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I saw a second doctor today finally and he took another throat swab for other possibilities , a test for Covid, and after some questions gave me some sinus sprays to start using. |
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3 of my doctors have told me NOT to get the booster. Currently all the vaccinated members of my family, have gotten covid, except me I ended up with Lupus and other ailments.
So I won't be getting the booster. I think some doctors are actually figuring out that boosters don't always do any good, but more harm. No wonder so many doctors are quitting or getting fired for speaking out against all mighty CDC, WHO and other government scientists, when this was a lab made virus. |
Lol, so many people on the internet claiming their doctors are telling them not to get the vaccine or booster. I would like to see proof of this because I don't believe that many doctors are running around telling people not to get vaccinated.
Can you get a booster if you haven't gotten the first vaccine shots? The point of the boosters is not to prevent you from getting Covid. It's to help make it not as dangerous if you do. A vast majority of serious illnesses and deaths from Covid are from those who are not vaccinated. So no the boosters are not doing more harm than good. That is absolutely false and people need to stop spewing misinformation about Covid. |
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