thenewnormal

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by thenewnormal 5y ago
The irony of being confined to my house during one of the best summers my country has ever known, to "fight" a disease that is well-known to be worse for vit-D deficient people.....
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by thenewnormal 5y ago
That is basically what has happened anyway, at least to health services in the UK (and more specifically, in Wales where I live). Covid cases make up a very small proportion of total patients, total patient numbers are significantly lower t
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by thenewnormal 5y ago
A car crash has lots of nasty pointy bits.
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by thenewnormal 5y ago
What feature of the virus does the anitgen test detect? If this one has so many mutations, it's not a ridiculous question.
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by thenewnormal 5y ago
We don't even know what it does - bit early to say things like this. FWIW, coronaviruses have been around for a very long time. 30% of common colds are coronaviruses.
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by thenewnormal 5y ago
Could not agree more. I also strongly disagree with the use of highly emotive words like "horrific" mutations. Exactly how are they horrific, given how little anyone knows about this variant? In my opinion, it's incredibly ir
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by thenewnormal 5y ago
I particularly liked how the mutations were described as "horrific". How are they? Do they have terrible claws and sharp pointy teeth?
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by thenewnormal 5y ago
- Patches on patches and old bugs resurfacing with new ones will cause sysadmins to prematurely age and drop out of the profession - Despite ever-more sophisticated designs and capabilities, machines will struggle to run the latest version
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by thenewnormal 5y ago
Odd timing for releasing stories like this, as the pressure is being put on the last few vaccine holdouts. Or is it preparation for some other Covid precautions?
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by thenewnormal 5y ago
The age-related effects of Covid most definitely are significant. If we've decided Covid is worth curtailing the essential liberties of select groups of people, surely it would be much more effective to target those most at risk?
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by thenewnormal 5y ago
According to a recent UK Government report, cases are higher among many age groups of vaccinated people, than among unvaccinated people. https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/... (Table 6) Ye
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by thenewnormal 5y ago
Indeed. I hear that over half of people have a cough for weeks afterwards.
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by thenewnormal 5y ago
So why are the unvaccinated having their liberties curtailed in several countries?
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by thenewnormal 5y ago
Only those who would benefit from systematic injustice, could possibly oppose this proposal. /s, or is it??
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by thenewnormal 5y ago
>they are also going to be affected negatively No. "they" are going to lead fine lives, revered as warriors against social injustice, and living in the most exclusive corners of the state. As is typical, the next generation wil
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by thenewnormal 5y ago
Interesting. Apparently Texas has some incredibly unhealthy people, as the unvaccinated death rate there is significantly higher than the unvaccinated death rate in the UK.
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by thenewnormal 5y ago
It's not much use if the data isn't broken down by age, as that is an enormous risk factor with Covid. Here's some better data, from the UK: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads&#x2
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by thenewnormal 5y ago
What is a "blended household"? I was only allowed my regular household, so just the 3 (then 4) of us confined inside our own walls for months. >lockdowns prevented our healthcare systems being overwhelmed thus causing many more
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by thenewnormal 5y ago
I feel sorry for those in the US. You have made a miserable new normal for yourselves (and, as you say, despite everyone dutifully wearing masks and getting vaccinated, and now having the option of an effective treatment).
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by thenewnormal 5y ago
It's been a year since that article, so I assume the "mounting evidence" didn't come to much. On the other hand, recent reports show some much more disturbing possible side effects: https://www.forbes.com&#x2F
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by thenewnormal 5y ago
Don't worry, I've read it. Staff at Johns Hopkins have also produced this summary: https://ncrc.jhsph.edu/research/the-impact-of-community-mask... >The outcome measure– the proportion of individuals who re
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by thenewnormal 5y ago
You understand what ad hominem means, right? Don't worry, I've been around for many years. I just go through periods of not having an account, to control the time I waste online. I've seen most of those studies before. Many o
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by thenewnormal 5y ago
Taking the results at face value, then we need about 40% of over 50s to wear masks, and no-one else needs to. Saying that, it's very unclear if they are measuring "Covid cases by age group of people wearing masks" or "
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by thenewnormal 5y ago
>the type of mask is irrelevant to the discussion It absolutely is relevant. Rated masks (N95, etc) are designed and tested to achieve a particular level of particle filtration. If you want to avoid viral particles, find one that meets
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by thenewnormal 5y ago
The WaPo article was interesting - it seems that telling villagers in 3rd world countries how to act, "for their own good", is back in fashion. It's an article, not a paper, and the methodology is poorly described (particular
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by thenewnormal 5y ago
>None focus specifically on COVID All I needed to know. Thank you for editing your previous comment. Even so, saying there is a "good chance" is still a massive over-statement of what is currently known. The study on "long
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by thenewnormal 5y ago
>not be rare at all (10-30%) >this virus is sowing the seeds of a massive wave of Parkinson's in the future Do you have a source for any of this? On the face of it, this is outrageous fear-mongering.