11 hours ago, John said:

Yep I agree to the mask wearing still

In My state of MI we had a two day total of 2,770 Cases on Friday and 825 of those were backlogged from weeks ago the State covid site reported

However 

1) No News Outlet in MI spoke of the backlogged #s

2) Detroit has its own COVID 19 Lab 

3) Detroit was where most of the backlog was

4) However most COVID data sites do not seperate the Detroit Lab from The Wayne County labs

So Wayne County looks like it doubled in two days when it hasnt. 

 

That kind of bad reporting about COVID #s, Positivity  etc get me just as upset as do the relaxing of Masking indoors & I see that kind of reporting as a way to stole fear & panic.  Its like you said, we do not need fear and Panic. I agree, we need facts. 

I'm really talking about the government, not really the public at this point. I do not want to revisit the situation we had in 2020 where there weren't even enough PPP for frontline workers. This goes beyond optics.

I live in the Northeast, where we are the first to feel any effects of new variants and changes and it is not the same as in the Midwest, which is generally last to experience any changes. It is a different story here.

Panic won't help matters but people need to go into this emerging situation with open eyes. I just don't think it's a good idea to shift COVID money to Ukraine at this point. Government preparedness is different from public anxiety. What I am talking about is preparedness. If anything goes left, people will inevitably blame the government, even those who claimed that everyone had been overreacting six weeks prior. I also think there hasn't been much thought given to the disabled and immunocompromised these days.

2 hours ago, DramatistDreamer said:

I'm really talking about the government, not really the public at this point. I do not want to revisit the situation we had in 2020 where there weren't even enough PPP for frontline workers. This goes beyond optics.

I live in the Northeast, where we are the first to feel any effects of new variants and changes and it is not the same as in the Midwest, which is generally last to experience any changes. It is a different story here.

Panic won't help matters but people need to go into this emerging situation with open eyes. I just don't think it's a good idea to shift COVID money to Ukraine at this point. Government preparedness is different from public anxiety. What I am talking about is preparedness. If anything goes left, people will inevitably blame the government, even those who claimed that everyone had been overreacting six weeks prior. I also think there hasn't been much thought given to the disabled and immunocompromised these days.

Oh Yes I feel both deserve cash but to end COVID 19 money seems beyond stupid

I am overweight and have a disability when they approve the next booster, Ill get one even if its Moderna. I had Pfzier before

 

My neck of the woods finally did away with the mask mandates 3 weeks ago in Boston.  And cases are low so I don't see an issue with taking a breather from being caution for awhile.

I think N95s should be more widely available for those in need of masks, and there are some promising therapeutics that need to be ramped up and distributed.

Lastly I do think it's horrible people wearing masks are being give grief for wearing them.  However, it's karma because mask wearers were being horrid to people not wearing them 24/7.  I think respect goes both ways here.

2 hours ago, Soaplovers said:

I do think it's horrible people wearing masks are being give grief for wearing them.  However, it's karma because mask wearers were being horrid to people not wearing them 24/7.  I think respect goes both ways here.

This isn't a both sides thing.
During the height of the pandemic, not wearing a mask put other people's lives at risk. 
During the ebbing of the pandemic, wearing a mask doesn't harm others.

8 hours ago, janea4old said:

This isn't a both sides thing.
During the height of the pandemic, not wearing a mask put other people's lives at risk. 
During the ebbing of the pandemic, wearing a mask doesn't harm others.

Amen!

8 hours ago, janea4old said:

This isn't a both sides thing.
During the height of the pandemic, not wearing a mask put other people's lives at risk. 
During the ebbing of the pandemic, wearing a mask doesn't harm others.

RIGHT ON

 

  

Just an FYI-

New York state reports 3,450 new coronavirus cases, an increase of 49% from last week

— BNO Newsroom (@BNODesk) March 24, 2022

 

  

 

 

 

  

Edited March 26, 20223 yr by victoria foxton

What an assessment. Thread.

Fascinating analysis of Sweden's "herd immunity" strategy in March 2020. Basically the government was taken over by COVID deniers who have been covering up the disastrous impact of the policy ever since. https://t.co/LlPPrcnZAU pic.twitter.com/dx1U3LHkzZ

— Michael Hobbes (@RottenInDenmark) March 26, 2022

 

  

I'm genuinely not trying to shade Sinopharm or Sinovac, but I am truly curious to know how effective those vaccines have been, particularly against the omicron variant. I'm not sure whether we'll ever get an accurate answer to that question.

On 3/23/2022 at 1:54 AM, Soaplovers said:

My neck of the woods finally did away with the mask mandates 3 weeks ago in Boston.  And cases are low so I don't see an issue with taking a breather from being caution for awhile.

I think N95s should be more widely available for those in need of masks, and there are some promising therapeutics that need to be ramped up and distributed.

Lastly I do think it's horrible people wearing masks are being give grief for wearing them.  However, it's karma because mask wearers were being horrid to people not wearing them 24/7.  I think respect goes both ways here.

I only don't wear one when I'm walking to and from work, mainly because I don't walk past anyone. But, at work, I have one on 24/7. And yes cases may be down here in MA... but I'm still not optimistic at the moment, especially since once we hit that zero mark on March 5, we're going up again. As of yesterday: 2,624 new cases.