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Nancy OShea
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July 14, 2022
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COVID (The BA.5 sub-variant is here)

  • July 14, 2022
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It's deja vu all over again!  I just returned from Amazon Fresh where masks are required at all times now.  According to doctors in San Francisco Bay area, BA.5 is a beast with superpowers. It's more resistant to vaccines and more contagious than previous sub-variants.  And it's moving faster as people are traveling more and not wearing masks.  

 

 

So my N-95 masks and hand sanitizer are in active service again.  I'm not waiting for government action as it's unlikely to come soon enough.  This is an election year.  Nobody wants to hear that wearing masks and isolating is the most prudent thing to do, even if it's warranted.

 

Keep safe & stay healthy everyone.

 

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    John T Smith
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    July 16, 2022

    >virus hasn't stopped mutating

     

    All viruses mutate... that is why there is a new flu shot every year

     

    Covid is here forever

    Nancy OShea
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    July 17, 2022

    Yeah, but flu doesn't evade detection by our immune system. That's why we get early flu symptoms.  Vaccinated or not, most of us can fight off H1N1 flu in a few days without aggressive medical intervention. 

     

    By comparison, COVID attacks like a Stealth bomber or a cloaked Romulan warbird that hides from enemies while levying damage.  By the time the immune system responds, the damage is done.  Long-COVID fatigue, brain fog and other serious symptoms can recur 3-12 months after "recovery."  We still have no idea what long term effects COVID has on developing babies and infants.

     

    HIV/AIDS (first identified in the early '80's) isn't beaten yet but we succeeded at reducing morbidity and mortality rates with good science and massive awareness outreach.  But we're failing with COVID.  Too many people still think it's a bad cold/flu or worse, a hoax.  The message isn't getting through.

     

    I'm slightly more optimistic about the timeline. I think COVID is likely to be with us for 50+ years if we last that long.  For some of us (myself included), 50 years is forever.  😉

     

    Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
    John T Smith
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    July 14, 2022

    Hmm... and the 'god of covid' admits the vaccines don't work very well

    Fauci admits that COVID-19 vaccines do not protect 'overly well' against infection | Fox News

    PaintedKitty
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    July 14, 2022

    Yeah but isn't that always the case? Nothing is ever perfect especially made by human hands. But it still beats dieing in a hospital and making more variants. Better something then nothing.