Upswing in reported cases locally

Our cases seem to be leveling out but we will not be rid of it (IMHO). I just found out my sil has covid and so does his mother. It kind of ruined my Mothers Day lunch with my daughter-we have moved the date to next week. I still wear my mask when I go out and I am getting my 4th booster next Wed.
 
debodun said:
Announced on the news. Due to an Omicron variant. If this disease keeps mutating, we'll never be rid of it.
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You can't get rid of dementia, nor Alzhemizer's, nor heart attacks, nor strokes and neither cancer, so why hope to get rid of Covid19 or whatever you want to call it. It's here to stay so get used to it!
 
the corona virus, like all other extant organisms, has the biological imperative to perpetuate itself. in order to do that, it needs a host. well, guess what, folks? we, genus /Homo, species Sapien are the hosts.

it replicates, it mutates; the mutations replicate and mutate, ad infinitum... all this virus needs is a host :cool:
 
IrisSenior said:
Our cases seem to be leveling out but we will not be rid of it (IMHO). I just found out my sil has covid and so does his mother. It kind of ruined my Mothers Day lunch with my daughter-we have moved the date to next week. I still wear my mask when I go out and I am getting my 4th booster next Wed.
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You mean your 2nd booster, right, Iris? (Fourth shot, but not the fourth booster, at least I don't think so.) 😁
 
I'm not sure about my particular area, I heard San Francisco has a significant increase in cases.

I keep wearing the mask when shopping and of coarse it's a requirement at work.

Since I'm doing all I can, I guess I'm just not paying attention much and don't plan on not wearing a mask for a long, long time.
 
The crowded big cities are where the heaviest concentrations of those getting ill are located. If the numbers keep rising in NY City, those people might face another mask mandate. Every time there seems to be a reduction in cases, people ignore the recommendations, and another spike soon follows.

People have short memories.
 
debodun said:
Announced on the news. Due to an Omicron variant. If this disease keeps mutating, we'll never be rid of it.
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This was another lie that we heard early out. I won't swear to who definitely said it, but I believe it was more than just one person that said, "Eventually, this disease will run it's course." That's not really a lie because like most everything else, it probably does have an ending, but when?
 
Look folk's viruses mutate all the time, that is why we NEVER get rid of them (e.g. colds, seasonal flu, etc. etc.) Covid is no different, except that the governments/ CDC keep reporting metrics through the media. Many times the uptick in reported cases is due to an increase in the number of covid tests being done. If you test more people you will find more infections. Hospitalizations due to covid is a better metric, as long as you recognize that someone could go into the hospital for a bad gall bladder and if they test positive for Covid, they will be reported as a covid related hospital case. Deaths from covid could also be a good metric, except people with compromised health problem, many known to be fatal such as COPD, Cancer, Heart Disease can also test positive for covid. No doubt that covid might have hastened their demise, it is not the primary cause. Yet they will be reported as a Covid Death.

My point is beware of the media reports and governmental data...in many cases it is purposely misleading!
 
oldman said:
This was another lie that we heard early out. I won't swear to who definitely said it, but I believe it was more than just one person that said, "Eventually, this disease will run it's course." That's not really a lie because like most everything else, it probably does have an ending, but when?
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The ones who keep telling the lies, are the same ones who say there are dangerous viruses.
It will end when otherwise intelligent people stop listening to their lies and stop obeying their ridiculous mandates.
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Timewise 60+ said:
Look folk's viruses mutate all the time, that is why we NEVER get rid of them (e.g. colds, seasonal flu, etc. etc.) Covid is no different, except that the governments/ CDC keep reporting metrics through the media. Many times the uptick in reported cases is due to an increase in the number of covid tests being done. If you test more people you will find more infections. Hospitalizations due to covid is a better metric, as long as you recognize that someone could go into the hospital for a bad gall bladder and if they test positive for Covid, they will be reported as a covid related hospital case. Deaths from covid could also be a good metric, except people with compromised health problem, many known to be fatal such as COPD, Cancer, Heart Disease can also test positive for covid. No doubt that covid might have hastened their demise, it is not the primary cause. Yet they will be reported as a Covid Death.

My point is beware of the media reports and governmental data...in many cases it is purposely misleading!
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^^^^ Bingo. The fear campaign is not over.
 
JustDave said:
It's official. There is an upswing in cases. Apparently there is a new variation of Omicron, that is even more contagious, but it seems to be less deadly so far.
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Thats the one my daughter was diagnosed with last week. They were at my "grands" graduation where she got her Masters in micro-biology. I opted not to go as it was at NRG stadium here in Houston. So glad I did not go.
 
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