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Simberto
Germany11826 Posts
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Lmui
Canada6223 Posts
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Slydie
1935 Posts
The US and UK have played their cards very well in this game. The EU has gotten one on the chin. | ||
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WombaT
Northern Ireland26765 Posts
On January 30 2021 16:50 Emnjay808 wrote: Anyone else experience muscle ache/fatigue and migraine after being administered Moderna? The rest of my family was fine but my body felt like I climbed a mountain the day before. Had to call out work and now the only thing I’m craving is fast food -_- I suppose that means it’s working Get well soon man. All I’ve had is a really mild ache down my left arm, pretty tolerable really. Feels ridiculous I am vaccinated tbh but hey, got offered by where I volunteer (and haven’t since Covid) as they’re under the auspices of the healthcare trust. Not eligible for any kind of bump for working in close proximity to customers in retail, which I really think should qualify both for my safety but those around me, so I suppose on balance I don’t feel too undeserving. | ||
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Emnjay808
United States10665 Posts
My family runs a care home so, as a resident, I had the option to take the vaccine so I didn’t refuse. | ||
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BlackJack
United States10574 Posts
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TheTenthDoc
United States9561 Posts
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Emnjay808
United States10665 Posts
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MarlieChurphy
United States2065 Posts
On January 30 2021 16:50 Emnjay808 wrote: Anyone else experience muscle ache/fatigue and migraine after being administered Moderna? The rest of my family was fine but my body felt like I climbed a mountain the day before. Had to call out work and now the only thing I’m craving is fast food -_- I suppose that means it’s working Its some of the symptoms associated with having covid. Milder ones that arent life threatening. As with most vaccines your body is working hard and that takes a toll. On January 30 2021 19:06 Slydie wrote: I am seriously jealous that people in here are getting the vaccines already! Most doctors I know have not even gotten it, and for me, it seems months away... The US and UK have played their cards very well in this game. The EU has gotten one on the chin. Yea my ex has been administering vaccines to hospital staff, cops, and some old patients for the last month now. | ||
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Silvanel
Poland4752 Posts
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Magic Powers
Austria4478 Posts
One even admitted to never having washed his cloth mask for a whole year. Doesn't care one bit about hygiene. If those stories are true... | ||
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MarlieChurphy
United States2065 Posts
On January 31 2021 10:11 Magic Powers wrote: The more people I talk to the more stories I hear of people wearing their mask for a whole month, often without ever washing them. One even admitted to never having washed his cloth mask for a whole year. Doesn't care one bit about hygiene. If those stories are true... Well the masks dont really do anything anyways unless you are sick and sneezy/coughing anyway. Especially if its a bandana , cloth, etc. My mom got me one of those copper fit gaiters and I can hold a lighter out arms length and blow it out. You need a surgical mask/n95 for any real prevention of getting others sick. And even then, if I hit my vape and blow it out it all comes out the side of my mask (its essentially water vapor). And they do not prevent you from getting sick. Especially since you can touch shit then touch your nose,mouth,eyes whatever and it gets in that way. With all the mask on off, im touching my face more than ever. Saw a science educator video about differing levels of face coverings effectiveness, and bandanas/gaiters are like 40% at best, surgical is 60% and n95 is obv 95% | ||
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Simberto
Germany11826 Posts
On January 31 2021 10:11 Magic Powers wrote: The more people I talk to the more stories I hear of people wearing their mask for a whole month, often without ever washing them. One even admitted to never having washed his cloth mask for a whole year. Doesn't care one bit about hygiene. If those stories are true... My guess would be that this is mostly problematic for the people wearing those masks and never washing them. Sounds like a nice breeding ground for bacteria and fungus right which you can then breathe in. Also, what kind of person wears ANY article of clothing for a year and doesn't wash it? | ||
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Slydie
1935 Posts
On January 31 2021 19:15 Simberto wrote: My guess would be that this is mostly problematic for the people wearing those masks and never washing them. Sounds like a nice breeding ground for bacteria and fungus right which you can then breathe in. Also, what kind of person wears ANY article of clothing for a year and doesn't wash it? Masks are no quick fix for this pandemic, on a large scale, they should be expected to have only limited effectiveness. My local idiot politicians (desperate to appear responsable) just obliged them for outside exercise as well, even thought the WHO states it is dangerous, and nobody should expect it to prevent a single case of covid-19. I have been quite careful about switching my masks around, washing them and wearing them as little as possible. Breathing through those fungus and bacteria is obviously a hazard for myself. If you are positive, instead of dilluting the virus into the air where it does not harm, you are bringing it with you inside your mask. If you are not very careful when taking it off and handeling it, wearing a mask is counterproductive. It is too bad "wear a mask" is so much easier to say and promote than proper use and in which situations they are expected to actually make a real difference. | ||
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DyEnasTy
United States3714 Posts
The best mask I have found is on amazon. Its called the base camp M mask I think. It velcros around the back of your head and has this strap that goes over the top of your head. Comes with a few replacement filters that I wash and reuse once a week and for me personally its very comfortable and cheap. I keep a very small 2 oz spray bottle of hand sanitizer in my back pocket. ANY time I want to touch my mask or take it off, I sanitize my hands. I see so many people walk out of a store and immediately take off their mask before sanitizing their hands, which defeats the entire purpose of wearing said mask. | ||
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Nevuk
United States16280 Posts
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JimmiC
Canada22817 Posts
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Lmui
Canada6223 Posts
Two weeks ago, they were at around 35%, 1/3rd of their population vaccinated. Their cases are falling, slowly, but that's as much a combination of the lockdown that they have going as well as the vaccines. I've seen some news reports that the vaccines are very effective at preventing infections among the people who've been vaccinated for more than two weeks, or have received second doses. The problem is that the remaining population of susceptible people are more than capable of continuing the spread at a barely contained rate. You'd expect the rate at which cases drop to be plummeting as each subsequent vaccine takes an increasingly large bite out of the remaining pool of unvaccinated people, but even 1/3 immunity barely makes a dent. | ||
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Artisreal
Germany9235 Posts
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LegalLord
United States13779 Posts
On February 02 2021 05:25 Lmui wrote: Israel I think makes a good case that covid isn't going to go away until everyone is vaccinated. They had 10% at the beginning of January, they're at 55% now. Two weeks ago, they were at around 35%, 1/3rd of their population vaccinated. Their cases are falling, slowly, but that's as much a combination of the lockdown that they have going as well as the vaccines. I've seen some news reports that the vaccines are very effective at preventing infections among the people who've been vaccinated for more than two weeks, or have received second doses. The problem is that the remaining population of susceptible people are more than capable of continuing the spread at a barely contained rate. You'd expect the rate at which cases drop to be plummeting as each subsequent vaccine takes an increasingly large bite out of the remaining pool of unvaccinated people, but even 1/3 immunity barely makes a dent. I'd expect it to take a good 60-80% vaccination for it to really make an impact. Getting 1/3 vaccinated is merely going to give you a slower exponential of infection. And that's with a good 90%+ efficacy vaccine. Weaker ones like Sinovac or AstraZeneca will be useless for herd immunity and will only provide individual protection even at 100%. | ||
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