How is the corona virus affecting you?

TastyReuben said:
The CDC has authorized third doses of Pfizer and Moderna for the immunocompromised, so MrsT (on immunosuppressant meds) gets her third shot on Tuesday.
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I wish they would do that too where I live, but so far nothing has been done. Guess they will be late with that, like they were late with everything else.
The WHO has said it's not fair that first world nations give a booster, and that they should give those vaccines to the developing countries. I am torn about it, because I want everyone to get a fair chance to be vaccinated but as an at risk person I also don't want to miss out for myself :(

Booster shots ‘make a mockery of vaccine equity,’ the W.H.O.’s Africa director says.
 
TastyReuben said:
The CDC has authorized third doses of Pfizer and Moderna for the immunocompromised, so MrsT (on immunosuppressant meds) gets her third shot on Tuesday.
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That's good news, but also sad that they have had so few takers for the initial dose and are already coming back to those who want to stay alive
 
Windigo said:
I wish they would do that too where I live, but so far nothing has been done. Guess they will be late with that, like they were late with everything else.
The WHO has said it's not fair that first world nations give a booster, and that they should give those vaccines to the developing countries. I am torn about it, because I want everyone to get a fair chance to be vaccinated but as an at risk person I also don't want to miss out for myself :(

Booster shots ‘make a mockery of vaccine equity,’ the W.H.O.’s Africa director says.
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The UK is now planning boosters, but only for those in clinical need. We have virtually stopped giving AZ in the UK because of the age restrictions on it, so effectively all British vaccine producton is being exported with poorer countries within the Commonwealth being given first option.
 
The Velvet Curtain said:
The UK is now planning boosters, but only for those in clinical need. We have virtually stopped giving AZ in the UK because of the age restrictions on it, so effectively all British vaccine producton is being exported with poorer countries within the Commonwealth being given first option.
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I would be one in clinical need, but I am still torn. It's no use for me either if the developing countries create another mutated strain that will be even worse then Delta. I suppose the UK is doing it right here. I just wish governments came together to solve this, instead of this extremely unfair system that eventually will catch up with everyone if a worse strain is created by the delay in vaccination of poorer countries.
 
I saw the booster shot articles and my first thought was "Oh boy, another shot?!" And at the same time I got this vision of all the conspiracy theorists going crazy with stories that the governments of the world are intentionally shooting us all up with something to control population or something worse.
 
Windigo said:
I would be one in clinical need, but I am still torn. It's no use for me either if the developing countries create another mutated strain that will be even worse then Delta. I suppose the UK is doing it right here. I just wish governments came together to solve this, instead of this extremely unfair system that eventually will catch up with everyone if a worse strain is created by the delay in vaccination of poorer countries.
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The US is giving millions of doses to poorer countries. We have a surplus, thanks to the morons who refuse to get vaccinated here.

The vaccines, and the boosters, will work well enough to keep you alive, even with mutations. Vaccinated people are contracting Delta, but not going to the hospital -- or dying.

CD
 
flyinglentris said:
I saw the booster shot articles and my first thought was "Oh boy, another shot?!" And at the same time I got this vision of all the conspiracy theorists going crazy with stories that the governments of the world are intentionally shooting us all up with something to control population or something worse.
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Medical professionals have predicting a booster for some time.

Donald Trump went public saying that the boosters are just a way for Pfizer and Moderna to make more money. Of course he also says that Covid was almost gone when he left office (it was actually spiking when he left office). Governor DeSantis will be parroting Trump any day now. Governor Abbott will be doing the same, as soon as he is out of quarantine. I guess the new right wing mantra is going to be "Don't get the booster!"

EDIT: Trump, DeSantis and Abbott will all get the booster, while telling the sheeple boosters are bad.

CD
 
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caseydog said:
The US is giving millions of doses to poorer countries. We have a surplus, thanks to the morons who refuse to get vaccinated here.

The vaccines, and the boosters, will work well enough to keep you alive, even with mutations. Vaccinated people are contracting Delta, but not going to the hospital -- or dying.

CD
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PCR test which is now being withdrawn by the CDC cannot differentiate the Delta variant neither can the existing antigen test.

Who is saying people are contacting the Delta variant? It's only detectable via a blood draw and sending it to a laboratory. Because of that the sample sizes are so inexplicably small it isn't reasonable or scientifically correct to say people are being infected by this Delta variant.
 
FoodFighter said:
Who is saying people are contacting the Delta variant? It's only detectable via a blood draw and sending it to a laboratory. Because of that the sample sizes are so inexplicably small it isn't reasonable or scientifically correct to say people are being infected by this Delta variant.
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If you read up or watch the Australian news, the statistics speak for themselves here. I'm in the worst affected state along with a couple of other members. That's New South Wales. Sydney is bad in Australian terms. And it is the Delta variant that is spreading here. It is always stated if we are dealing with the alpha, Kappa or Delta variant. Every day the figures are divided by age group and by vaccinated, single vaccination shot or not vaccinated. Almost all of those in hospital are not vaccinated. Almost all of those dying are not vaccinated. Just occasionally there is an anomaly where someone with serious underlying health issues but who is doubly vaccinated dies from the Delta variant. It's the Delta variant that is rampant here, and it's affecting the unvaccinated the worst which is why schools, playgrounds and childcare are all closed. In one state 20% of all infections are in the under 10's.

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FoodFighter said:
Who is saying people are contacting the Delta variant?
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"Delta is currently the predominant strain of the virus in the United States." -- CDC

"As of July 22, nearly 80% of UC Davis Health patients who tested positive for COVID-19 had the Delta variant." -- University of California, Davis

"The first Delta case was identified in December 2020, and the variant soon became the predominant strain of the virus in both India and then Great Britain. By the end of July, Delta was the cause of more than 80% of new U.S. COVID-19 cases, according to CDC estimates." -- Yale University School of Medicine

CD
 
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