Omicron Variant

[lotr10]

Your reaction to the abstract suggests that you completely glossed over the last sentence. It's why I think it is very counter-productive to the effort of returning to normalcy to be promoting that Omicron is by and large milder on the individual level.

It's a good thing if a person contracts Omicron, there is a smaller chance they will need hospital intervention compared to contracting the prominent earlier strains. But if Omicron is far more transmissible, elementary math points to hospitals still being overwhelmed.

That's how I'm measuring the severity of this pandemic anymore, the status and stress placed on our healthcare systems.

Not at all. That's why I provided the abstract and a direct link to the source material.

The Omicron variant clearly represents the end stage of the covid pandemic. It's high infection rate and very mild symptoms will usher in herd immunity in a way that the vaccines have been unable to do.

 

[winbypin]

I have never suggested that chances of going to the hospital are anything other than remote. You've glossed over the point just like lotr did.

I was not scared. I got the test because my wife tested positive the day before. She isolated herself in the bedroom away from the kids and I. When my daughter and I started getting symptoms, we decided to test. We tested my son too while we were at it even though he never exhibited symptoms. All four of us tested positive. My understanding was that if you're already positive, you generally don't get more sick being around someone symptomatic. So it was kind of a relief that no one had to be extra careful in our own home, especially with it being Christmas. The way I look at it, it turned out to be the best outcome possible for us. We were able to have a normal Christmas together, the kids picked up natural immunity, and all symptoms came and went pretty quickly.

As for my dad, other than a brief gift dropoff on my front porch, I have not seen him in person in several weeks. We had Christmas plans to be together, but they were unfortunately nixxed. He just went into the hospital today and starts chemo tomorrow.

Well, you're glossing over our points too. But that's normal.

Glad everyone is ok at your house. Still not sure why you would test everyone in that situation. You all live in the same house. Assume you have it and treat the symptoms like any other virus. And stay away from others until you're better. Testing didn't do anything additional for you.

Good luck to your dad. I mean that.

 

[Harrycrane]

You try to way too hard. ? ?. It’s actually pretty funny.

Not trying at all . You’re a meathead

 

[Harrycrane]

You really are a wack-a-doodle.

Irony ? You worship at the altar of Dr Alex Berensen on a far right wing echo chamber . Kudos

 

[Braddock]

Not trying at all . You’re a meathead

You’re def trying way too hard.

 

[Harrycrane]

A couple of months ago a LOT of people in the MSM and government were sounding the alarm about Omicron or did you forget?

It’s a false alarm ? You have been as wrong as Dr. Berensen ( not a doctor ) from the beginning of this and are furiously trying to gain back credibility . Here you are safe . Stay safe

 

[Harrycrane]

You’re def trying way too hard.

You being a meathead comes naturally . You don’t have to try at all to remind us how dumb you are

 

[Braddock]

You being a meathead comes naturally . You don’t have to try at all to remind us how dumb you are

I give you exhibit a ^. I rest my case.

 

[SayMyName]

Not trying at all . You’re a meathead

Maybe you should start trying then, as you're currently lame AF.

 

[oxat622]

Well you are paying the NG to work in hospitals now.

Good story.

 

[oxat622]

I don't base my opinions on one hospital in NC, and neither did the linked article. You shouldn't either. It's intellectually dishonest.

Cool. You should link something that supports your opinion, unlike this article.

 

[oxat622]

Literally the second line of the linked material-- "President Biden announced a vaccine mandate for the health care industry."

lmao

"President Joe Biden announced earlier this month a vaccine mandate for health care facilities that receive Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement, impacting some 17 million health care workers in the nation."

And that link mentions the testing option.

 

[oxat622]

Not at all. That's why I provided the abstract and a direct link to the source material.

The Omicron variant clearly represents the end stage of the covid pandemic. It's high infection rate and very mild symptoms will usher in herd immunity in a way that the vaccines have been unable to do.

Yeah, not exactly patting backs on a job well done. Not when the Cleveland Clinic is taking out full page ads and Massachusetts is reporting NO available ICU beds.

 

[Guillotine]

And that link mentions the testing option.

So?

How does that negate the fact that Democrats are getting healthcare workers fired and thereby contributing to the overburdening of our healthcare systems???

You're starting to sound like Tuggy the Sophist.

 

[oxat622]

So?

How does that negate the fact that Democrats are getting healthcare workers fired and thereby contributing to the overburdening of our healthcare systems???

You're starting to sound like Tuggy the Sophist.

Somehow 95.5% of the workers in that hospital system managed to not get fired.

 

[Guillotine]

Cool. You should link something that supports your opinion, unlike this article.

It fully supports my opinion that healthcare workers are being fired by Democrats, and that needs to stop.

God you're dense sometimes.

 

[Guillotine]

Somehow 95.5% of the workers in that hospital system managed to not get fired.

That's a manufactured and tortured percentage.

We have no idea what that number nationwide as of today is. Suffice to say, at a time when we need all hands on deck, we shouldn't be firing people for bullsht.

 

[ProV1]

That's a manufactured and tortured percentage.

We have no idea what that number nationwide as of today is. Suffice to say, at a time when we need all hands on deck, we shouldn't be firing people for bullsht.

At least 20% of all people suck at their jobs and should be fired.

 

[Guillotine]

At least 20% of all people suck at their jobs and should be fired.

Solid rationale.

lmao

 

[SayMyName]

At least 20% of all people suck at their jobs and should be fired.

Link?

 

[14Red]

So it's been splashed all over the local news that Govenor Mike DeWine has come to the hospitals rescue by putting 2,000 national guard members in hospitals to help out. On the surface that looks good, but let's take a closer look. There are 179 hospitals in Ohio. My math tells me thats 11 guard members per hospital. Now it's a great gesture and I'm sure they can help some, but this is a drop of water in a lake compared to some real help.

 

[AllSports12]

Solid rationale.

lmao

4.5% of the hospital workers have somehow caused mass shortages in staffing those hospitals...

Yeah, let's fire 20%

 

[ProV1]

Link?

It's from 20 years of leading high performing organizations. You can't get that experince by reading links in Mom's basement.

 

[ProV1]

So it's been splashed all over the local news that Govenor Mike DeWine has come to the hospitals rescue by putting 2,000 national guard members in hospitals to help out. On the surface that looks good, but let's take a closer look. There are 179 hospitals in Ohio. My math tells me thats 11 guard members per hospital. Now it's a great gesture and I'm sure they can help some, but this is a drop of water in a lake compared to some real help.

They are not applied based on mathmatics, duh.

 

[SayMyName]

It's from 20 years of leading high performing organizations. You can't get that experince by reading links in Mom's basement.

So no proof? But you have "experince?" Great story though.....

 

[Omar]

What do the vaccinated and unvaccinated have in common? They’ll never be fully vaccinated.

 

[USA70PP]

What do the vaccinated and unvaccinated have in common? They’ll never be fully vaccinated.

They'll never be able to catch up as long as we continue to have a "variant du jour". Variant IHU makes the scene.

 

[19AL63]

At least 20% of all people suck at their jobs and should be fired.

But the people losing their jobs for not being vaccinated are probably not in the 20% group that should be fired.

 

[ProV1]

So no proof? But you have "experince?" Great story though.....

It's an opinion numnut. There is no proof.

 

[SayMyName]

It's an opinion numnut. There is no proof.

So you're making things up again. One usually bases an opinion on facts dipsh^t. Thanks for confirming that you're a lying sack of though....progress.