Latest Coronavirus - Yikes

[Sandman 423]

First off, who the F cares about Fauci and the CDC's permission anymore?



Here's my question: Why?

Bad breath?

 

[0nelilreb]

First off, who the F cares about Fauci and the CDC's permission anymore?



Here's my question: Why?

Easy .. Control of the masses , any governments ultimate goal . More control equates to more power .

 

[hog88]

I don't claim to be clairvoyant but I agree with your assessment: Texas will be just fine

Texas will never be “fine”.

 

[Sea Ray]

Kroger announces that they'll still require masks in Texas

Do you still need a mask in Kroger in Texas and Mississippi stores?

That's fine. That decision should be up to the private business, but this also gives an opportunity for a lesser grocery store to garner some of Kroger's customers who might prefer to go to a store that doesn't make them mask up. Freedom of choice. That's the American way

 

[volinbham]

FYI yesterday I said my SWAG for total immunity in the US was 50% (had Covid or vaccinated). Goldman Sachs has a prediction at 47%

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/03/02/economists-seeing-initial-positive-effects-from-vaccine.html

 

[Roustabout]

FYI yesterday I said my SWAG for total immunity in the US was 50% (had Covid or vaccinated). Goldman Sachs has a prediction at 47%

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/03/02/economists-seeing-initial-positive-effects-from-vaccine.html

The numbers have as much to do with getting through the holidays as anything.

 

[allvol123]

Kroger announces that they'll still require masks in Texas

Do you still need a mask in Kroger in Texas and Mississippi stores?

That's fine. That decision should be up to the private business, but this also gives an opportunity for a lesser grocery store to garner some of Kroger's customers who might prefer to go to a store that doesn't make them mask up. Freedom of choice. That's the American way

They are just playing all sides here. They'll have a sign on the door saying mask required but they wont bother a single person that shops without one in their store.

 

[kiddiedoc]

Isn't Covid 19 essentially going to be like cold and flu in the future? It will pass through seasonally and there will be vaccination but if a different variant infects you, then you will get sick. Is this not where we are headed with the virus in the long term future?
@kiddiedoc

It's too early to know anything for sure, but no, I do not think CV19 will resemble seasonal influenza in the future.

Influenza viruses are of four different types: A, B, C, and D. Only A and B cause serious illness in humans. The A viruses all have an "H" and "N" glycoprotein subtype. There are 16 known distinct hemagglutinin glycoproteins and 9 of the neuraminidase -- so a total of 144 possible combinations. The B viruses are less diverse and much less likely to result in pandemic spread. Thanks to mutations, recombinations, and viral drift around the world, vaccination for flu is always a guessing game, and immunity to one strain does not offer great protection from another.

Thus far, even the "variants" of CV19 have similarities in the spike protein, so we haven't seen widespread "escape" from the immunity offered by natural infection or vaccination. Of course, we do not know how long either natural or vaccine-acquired immunity will persist, although studies have clearly shown at least 6-8 months of protection after infection. Other studies have suggested that immunity to other known CVs might last for years. We certainly hope this holds true for CV19.

 

[DrRosenRosen]

Thanks to mutations, recombinations, and viral drift around the world, vaccination for flu is always a guessing game, and immunity to one strain does not offer great protection from another.

Nice breakdown. What's the harm in developing multiple flu vaccines every year? Production? Harmful to the body taking multiples?

 

[RikidyBones]

It's too early to know anything for sure, but no, I do not think CV19 will resemble seasonal influenza in the future.

Influenza viruses are of four different types: A, B, C, and D. Only A and B cause serious illness in humans. The A viruses all have an "H" and "N" glycoprotein subtype. There are 16 known distinct hemagglutinin glycoproteins and 9 of the neuraminidase -- so a total of 144 possible combinations. The B viruses are less diverse and much less likely to result in pandemic spread. Thanks to mutations, recombinations, and viral drift around the world, vaccination for flu is always a guessing game, and immunity to one strain does not offer great protection from another.

Thus far, even the "variants" of CV19 have similarities in the spike protein, so we haven't seen widespread "escape" from the immunity offered by natural infection or vaccination. Of course, we do not know how long either natural or vaccine-acquired immunity will persist, although studies have clearly shown at least 6-8 months of protection after infection. Other studies have suggested that immunity to other known CVs might last for years. We certainly hope this holds true for CV19.

In b4 @evillawyer posts a Vox article refuting your influenza information

 

[evillawyer]

 

[DC_Vol]

The best part about this announcement is:

1 - the people can now fully participate in the economy and freedom

2 - the absolute meltdown from the left. Interesting how invested in these lockdowns leftists are.

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

Many will interpret the action as an "all clear" sign. I wish people were smarter, but you know that's the case.

If we would have just stayed open and never locked down we would have been through this already.

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

There is a reason your posts hardly get any likes.

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

The best part about this announcement is:

1 - the people can now fully participate in the economy and freedom

2 - the absolute meltdown from the left. Interesting how invested in these lockdowns leftists are.

The lockdowns have had much more dire consequences than the virus ever thought about.

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

You realize people are still free to wear a mask, right?

He isnt mandating you cant wear a mask.....

EL will try to use anything so he can give us a see I told you so moment. And because TX is red, he will spew Republican led states blah, blah, blah. Yet it’s the blue states that have done the worst.

 

[Electric Orange]

Judicial Watch: New Emails Detail WHO/NIH Accommodations to Chinese Confidentiality ‘Terms’ - Judicial Watch

BREAKING: Judicial Watch & Daily Caller received 301 pages of emails of Dr. Fauci from HHS showing that NIH officials tailored confidentiality forms to China’s terms & WHO conducted an unreleased, “strictly confidential” COVID analysis in Jan. 2020

The emails reveal an independent journalist in China pointing out the inconsistent COVID numbers in China to NIH’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases’ Deputy Director for Clinical Research and Special Projects Cliff Lane

“These new emails show WHO and Fauci’s NIH special accommodations to Chinese communist efforts to control information about COVID-19,"

Thread by @JudicialWatch on Thread Reader App

 

[Volgolfer1618]

The Left Melts Down As Texas, Mississippi Free People And Businesses From COVID Restrictions

Texas and Mississippi removing the mask mandates God bless texas and Mississippi

 

[VolnJC]

There seems to be a new variant of Corona bros....first it was Orange Man To Blame before the election but now many want to extend it and hopefully get paid for the inconvenience of getting to sit at home or wearing a mask in public

 

[VolStrom]

The Left Melts Down As Texas, Mississippi Free People And Businesses From COVID Restrictions

Texas and Mississippi removing the mask mandates God bless texas and Mississippi

I see a travel ban from people from TX to garden spots like NY, NJ and IL. I would have included CA, but they have a net outflow of their people to TX not the other way around.

 

[volinbham]

For those freaking out about Texas - not really much change most businesses were already at 75% capacity

Is Greg Abbott Inviting Disaster in Texas by Lifting COVID-19 Restrictions?

 

[volinbham]

I heard an interview with the Gov of Mississippi this morning - he stated that about 95% of kids have been in school since August. You'd think if schools were unsafe then Mississippi would have tons of dead and sick kids and teachers. Doesn't appear to be the case.

 

[RikidyBones]

I heard an interview with the Gov of Mississippi this morning - he stated that about 95% of kids have been in school since August. You'd think if schools were unsafe then Mississippi would have tons of dead and sick kids and teachers. Doesn't appear to be the case.

My youngin has been in school since August or September here in Florida. No issues. Not even a notice of infection in his class.

 

[Grand Vol]

For those freaking out about Texas - not really much change most businesses were already at 75% capacity

Is Greg Abbott Inviting Disaster in Texas by Lifting COVID-19 Restrictions?

I think you're going to see a cascade effect on the next week or two with other GOP controlled states opening up.

 

[utvolpj]

I heard an interview with the Gov of Mississippi this morning - he stated that about 95% of kids have been in school since August. You'd think if schools were unsafe then Mississippi would have tons of dead and sick kids and teachers. Doesn't appear to be the case.

It killed all the kids in FL. All of them