Studies in all regions vary dramatically at times due to vaccination rates, age demographics, climate and so on. I’m not saying that those studies are inapplicable or don’t draw any parallels to our own situation, but there’s generally a lot of variables to consider.
The first time I got the coof was a fairly decent arse kicking. Not quite as bad as the last time I had the flu, but still sucked. No hospital visit. Five months later, the second time was one night of hell leading to a test in the morning which came back positive. A couple hours after getting tested, all my symptoms went away completely, but still quarantined for two weeks. That’s two weeks of working from home with my kids running around being kids. Two weeks of 13 hour workdays because of loss of access to resources whereas 8 hour workdays would normally be sufficient. I’d rather receive the vaccine rectally via a red hot poker than to go through that bs again. And the state was real serious. Three separate hour and a half long interviews on the phone answering all the same questions to three separate agencies. fml.
I’m sorry you had to go through that. Honestly, I don’t celebrate anyone being sick, regardless of political persuasion. I have seen Rona kill people first hand, including losses in my own family circle. We’ve had other close calls as well. I am curious why our government never, and I mean never, mentioned anything to anyone about how to boost your own immune system. It was always distance, mask, vaccines, and lose your livelihood. Never about proper supplements, healthy lifestyle, etc. I honestly think this is just about done. Vaccinated or not, Natural antibodies or not, this curve is going to run itself out.
There should be a place for that, but in the current political climate, don’t most of you view that as more government overreach? I mean, Michelle Obama wanted healthier food in schools and people freaked out. And yet, I read somewhere recently that something like 80% of people that die from Covid are obese.
Your “choice” is a choice that affects others. Most that got sick caught it from some selfish arsehole, but I don’t judge you for it as long as you stay away me and people I care about. Hell, let this exercise in Darwinism play out before the midterms. See if you can kill enough conservatives to lose more elections. I don’t care about that.
I’m fine with it being a choice but can we get rid of the political crap for people with underlying issues and the elderly and at least force them to get vaccinated? Seems like everyone can agree that covid has the harshest effect on that demographic.
